So do Mata hari, tepes, vidal, kementeri,lisandro Giovanni, etc need reminder text or easily accessible erratta?
Don't lump Vlad Tepes in with the others. He works differently because of his "use" text.
I'd be totally fine with something on "play as a" ending up on
www.vekn.net/general-rulings , but it works in the same way as allies playing "as a" vampire with a discipline the rulebook.
Some allies have the ability to play certain cards "as a vampire." In these cases, the ally is treated as a vampire for all effects generated by the play of the card, including duration effects (like "for the remainder of combat"). The ally's life represents his blood (to pay costs, for example). Any blood he gains or loses as a vampire equates to a gain or loss of life for the ally. For purposes of that card, the ally has a capacity of 1 by default (for use if the card requires an older vampire or a vampire of a given capacity). If the ally gains life in excess of his capacity, it doesn't drain off, and if the effect inflicts aggravated damage on the ally, he burns life as normal. However, if the effect would send the ally to torpor, then he is burned instead. The ally is treated as a vampire only for the effect generated from playing the card. In particular, the ally is not treated as a vampire for effects the card has from being in play (like "the vampire with this card" effects).
The first part is that you fake the requirement for play/resolve, and lingering effect (duration effect). The second part is that you
don't fake the requirement for in-play effects.
Does No Secrets Get Nerfed?
Politics!
