Nocturn - how does it work ?

The superior Nocturn recruit allows you to perform this action again.
If you recruited the Nocturn the normal way (play it from hand), you can do another Nocturn action.

If you recruited it via The Summoning, then you can perform another The Summoning action again this turn.

You can always perform the following:
Recruit ally A (for instance, Carlton Van Wyk), untap (Freak Drive), recruit ally B (for instance, Mylan Horseed).

The NRA limits you to one inferior Nocturn action per turn.

Thank for the clarification in the NRA rule.

Another last two questions : if with superior Obtenetration a vampire do a compel the spirit or a summon history on a nocturn, can he do an additional compel the spirit / summon history the same turn if he untap ?

Also, if a vampire make a "the summoning" for a nocturn (with obtenetration superior), the next *the summoning* cost 1 more blood, but the next *nocturn* is at the same price, am I right ? (assuming the same vampire, of course)

Ohlmann wrote:

Another last two questions : if with superior Obtenetration a vampire do a compel the spirit or a summon history on a nocturn, can he do an additional compel the spirit / summon history the same turn if he untap ?

No. In this case, the Nocturn isn't recruited, and its cardtext doesn't apply. {plus, you only get inferior Nocturn when you put it in play with no recruit happening}

Ohlmann wrote:

Also, if a vampire make a "the summoning" for a nocturn (with obtenetration superior), the next *the summoning* cost 1 more blood, but the next *nocturn* is at the same price, am I right ? (assuming the same vampire, of course)

Correct: the Nocturn's "this action" would refer to the Summoning if the Ncoturn was recruited with the Summoning.

Ohlmann wrote:

Another last two questions : if with superior Obtenetration a vampire do a compel the spirit or a summon history on a nocturn, can he do an additional compel the spirit / summon history the same turn if he untap ?

No. You get the basic version of Nocturn.

[LSJ 20071016]

LSJ wrote:

Orpheus wrote:
> Ok, that I knew. Now, I'd like to know if the "starting life" on a Shambling
> now means overseeds "normal version" and that a compelled Shambling will
> have 4 lives if it first came into the game with NEC ?

No. Compelled doesn't look at requirements, so it always uses the basic version.

Ohlmann wrote:

Also, if a vampire make a "the summoning" for a nocturn (with obtenetration superior), the next *the summoning* cost 1 more blood, but the next *nocturn* is at the same price, am I right ? (assuming the same vampire, of course)

Yes.

[LSJ 20070407]

LSJ wrote:

>>>>> Since in this case, "this action" was The Summoning, can Iniko then
>>>>> play The Summoning again, to recruit a different ally?

> Ok, but could iniko play another nocturn via the second (or third..or
> fourth) summoning ?
> thanks

Yes, if he or she finds another way to untap between each.

And the cost of the second Summoning is 1 blood (plus the cost of the Nocturn).
The cost of the third Summoning is 2 blood. And the cost of the fourth Summoning
is 3 blood.

Just to get it right:
If I recruit a Nocturn on from my hand, do it a second time on and play Freak Drive afterwards, and then play the third Nocturn, this third recruit will cost the acting vampire 3 ?