New Player Reference Cards

Ankha wrote:

Vlad wrote:

Bleed actions are always Directed actions.

Correct, see rulebook:

6.1.1. Bleed
Bleeding is one of the most fundamental actions of the game. It is the basic means of removing your prey's pool. By default, your minion's bleed actions can be directed only at your prey.

That is a really vague way to explain a bleed action. Let's take "Can be directed only at your prey." First of all, "can be" implies that the bleed action "can be" something else, as in "can be not directed at any Methuselah instead." Also "only" is misplaced. The current placement is modifying "at," it should modify "be directed at." The sentence should read "can only be directed at your prey." There is a world of difference between "can be" and "can only be."

However, this is still a shitty way to explain things. The following is better: "By default, your minion's bleed actions are directed actions targeting your prey."

The reason why is that "directed action" and "undirected action" are well-defined terms in the rulebook. These well-defined terms absolutely need to be used when defining fundamental actions in the game.

when i first joined my playgroup used to play cards like Govern as if they could bleed anyone, because they claimed that it just said Bleed and didn't specify a target. Then I pointed out that Night Moves specifies targets, and the relevant passage in the rulebook. There were claims that the Jyhad Rulebook said some things, but whatever. They've been playing it the correct way since.

So, i've hit my six cards. I didn't get to address Damage at all, and Torpor. I could do two more cards? I think?

did I miss anything else major?

self wrote:

when i first joined my playgroup used to play cards like Govern as if they could bleed anyone, because they claimed that it just said Bleed and didn't specify a target. Then I pointed out that Night Moves specifies targets, and the relevant passage in the rulebook. There were claims that the Jyhad Rulebook said some things, but whatever. They've been playing it the correct way since.

Yeah, that symbol creates more confusion for new players than anything else. In a game full of symbols, I think this is the least necessary and needs to go.

My experience is when appears, people want to attach more meaning to it than a "reminder." The most common misinterpretation is "Oh, it has the symbol. So I can target someone other than my prey." I understand the symbol can be helpful if it were explained properly to a new player by another experienced player. But, in situations where a playgroup consists of all new players trying to figure out the game, it does more harm than good.