Nephandus vs. Sticks

If a minion with a Weighted walking stick is striking a Nephandus, the "inflicted damage" is reduced by Nephandus' special. How many counters are removed from the stick?

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Weighted Walking Stick
[Combat] Combat
Only usable before range is determined on the first round.
Put this card on this minion and put 5 counters on this card. While in play, this card represents a melee weapon (equipment) that does strength+1 damage each strike. For each point of damage inflicted by this strike (even if prevented), remove a counter from this card. Burn this card when it has no counters. A minion can have only one Weighted Walking Stick.

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Nephandus (Mage)
[Ally] Ally
[Tremere antitribu] Tremere antitribu
[2 Pool]
Mage with 2 life. 0 strength, 1 bleed.
The Nephandus may strike for 1R damage. The Nephandus gets an optional press each combat. Each strike or damaging effect made against the Nephandus by the opposing minion during combat inflicts 1 less damage. The Nephandus may burn a vampire in torpor to gain 1 life as a action.

cmdrKEEN wrote:

If a minion with a Weighted walking stick is striking a Nephandus, the "inflicted damage" is reduced by Nephandus' special. How many counters are removed from the stick?

The appropriate number for the damage, after the reduction from Nephandus.


[LSJ 20100519]

LSJ wrote:

> a minon has a Weighted Walking Stick with 5 counters. He strikes WWS
> against a Nephandus.
> How many counters are burned from WWS, 1 or 2?

Assuming the strike inflicts 1 damage, 1.

> Or, to put it another way: is reducing damage equivalent to prevent?

No. Unpreventable damage can be reduced.