Threading the Path of Orpheus and Banishment

Can I remove Banishment with TPO?

Banishment
Cardtype: Political Action
Choose a younger ready vampire. Successful referendum means that the chosen vampire is moved to the uncontrolled region (breaking any temporary control effects). The vampire is uncontrolled. Any cards and counters on that vampire stay with him or her (but they are out of play as long as the vampire remains uncontrolled).

Threading the Path of Orpheus
Cardtype: Action
Clan: Harbinger of Skulls
+1 stealth action.
Burn a card played by another Methuselah on a vampire you control. Tap that vampire.

Is Banishment put on the chosen vampire? No. Therefore, you can't meet the requirements of Threading the Path of Orpheus.

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Amenophobis wrote:

Is Banishment put on the chosen vampire? No. Therefore, you can't meet the requirements of Threading the Path of Orpheus.

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Correct. Threading the Path of Orpheus being an action, it requires a target as it is played - which can't be when Banishment is called, because we don't nest actions.

Pascal wrote:

Threading the Path of Orpheus being an action, it requires a target as it is played - which can't be when Banishment is called, because we don't nest actions.

Birds could use action cards for nesting, though. Would that help?

Not if Birds are an action.


I don't know if I should check if Threading the Path of Orpheus could burn a Banishment on a stolen Karavalisha Vrana.. I think I remember Scott saying "on" is transitive (or was it the opposite ?)

And once the banishment has been played, the vampire is uncontrolled so he is not a valid target anymore. You cannot play TPO on him at all until he comes back.