Abactor & Heidelberg Castle

I have a few questions about Abactor regarding the timing of the blood hunt that happens as an effect of the action if it's successful.

Is there a window to use Heidelberg Castle in between the action ending and the blood hunt beginning?

If Heidelberg Castle can be used, does the blood hunt still happen right after or does the vampire have to hunt again if it loses all blood in the transfer? (my intuition says it happens right after but better be safe than sorry)

Name: Abactor
[Promo-20090401]
Cardtype: Action
+1 stealth action.
Hunt at +4 hunt. After successful resolution, a referendum is called to call a blood hunt on this vampire (independent of the action, just as if they had committed diablerie).
Artist: Juan Calle

Name: Heidelberg Castle, Germany
AKA: Heidelburg Castle, Germany
[DS:U2, FN:PR, KMW:PAl, LoB:PI]
Cardtype: Master
Cost: 2 pool
Master: unique location.
Lock to move blood, equipment cards and/or retainers between any two ready vampires you control. (You choose the amount of blood you move and which cards you transfer.) Cannot be used during an action.
Artist: L. A. Williams

I’ve asked this before. The answer is no. The blood hunt interrupts the action and happens immediately after the abactor gains the blood. After the blood hunt referendum resolves, then the action continues and Freak drives etc., can be played. Then the action ends and Heidelberg can be used.

mjvtes521 wrote:

I’ve asked this before. The answer is no. The blood hunt interrupts the action and happens immediately after the abactor gains the blood. After the blood hunt referendum resolves, then the action continues and Freak drives etc., can be played. Then the action ends and Heidelberg can be used.

Oh okay. Thank you for swift reply! I think that kind of makes sense...I was just wondering if the action was truly over before or after the blood hunt.

Khalid1988 wrote:

Oh okay. Thank you for swift reply! I think that kind of makes sense...I was just wondering if the action was truly over before or after the blood hunt.

The action isn't over. The same as if it was a diablerie action, the Blood Hunt takes place during the action - but is treated as being independent of the action.


[LSJ 20101110]

LSJ wrote:

> Huh. Even though Abactor reads "after successful resolution" and
> "independent of the action," it's still during the action?

Yes, "just as if he or she had committed diablerie".