Black Chantry Rulebook Feedback

Mewcat wrote:

The reason for this confusion is due to poor or nonexistent card templating. The rules can't really clear this up because the cards don't make any meaningful distinction between costs and effects.

2wayspeaker wrote:

No, you can lock locked vampired for cost.

Everycard that doesnt include "an unlocked vampire" means you can lock a locked or unlocked vampire.

LivesByProxy wrote:

Perhaps a format similar to what Magic (and the LCGs use) would be helpful here. That format is [cost] colon [effect]. So for example:

"Lock a minion you control: Your prey burns 1 pool." versus "Burn 1 pool: Lock a minion."

Everything before the colon (":") is the cost that is paid, or required. Everything afterwards is part of the effect.

TwoRazorReign wrote:

I disagree that it wouldn't be clearer. The existence of the punctuation (the colon) is absolutely crucial for the MtG template to work. Whenever the template is used, the colon is included, so there is a visual cue that a template is being used. The "Tap X to do Y" template does not have a similar visual cue, so it's not always clear to the reader that a template with specific functions is being used.

TwoRazorReign wrote:

In addition, the colon forces the card to not "mix up
other text" and deviate too far from the template, as is often the case with "Tap X to do Y".

TwoRazorReign wrote:

Whoever developed the "Tap X do Y" template really did not understand that templates are used to provide consistency and structure to the text, first and foremost, so that the reader can understand the rules. It's not meant to be a rule in itself ("do this whenever this template is used")