Quick Question on "The Line"

Hello Folks,

right now i am not 100% sure: can "The Line" be used to reduce the cost of a recruit action (e.g. Shambling Hordes)?

Line, The
Master

Unique location.
Lock to reduce the cost of an action card played by a vampire you control by 1 blood (this location is not locked if that card is canceled as it is played). Any vampire can steal this location as a action.

Another question for this card:

When do you have to tap "The Line"? When the action is anounced, or when it is succesful and the cost of the card has to be payed?

Yomyael wrote:

When do you have to tap "The Line"? When the action is anounced, or when it is succesful and the cost of the card has to be payed?

Either.

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Yomyael wrote:

Another question for this card:

When do you have to tap "The Line"? When the action is anounced, or when it is succesful and the cost of the card has to be payed?

You usually want to tap the line after action is successful, so its not "wasted" if the action is blocked.

However, it make an action that is otherwise impossible, possible. For example a vampire has 1 blood, and wants to do an action card that costs 2 blood. The line can be used while announcing the action to make it cost 1 and thus be possible to perform.