Submission: Countermeasures

GreyB wrote:

Good call (though if Dragos paid 0, X would be 0, but lets avoid the argument entirely to begin with ),

Not actually true. X would still be X, just Dragos burns less blood for it (none, in his case).

See also, Dragos and Hidden Strength:
[LSJ 19970224]

LSJ wrote:

>What happens if Dragos gets a Fortitude Master and uses Hidden Strength?
>Can he prevent as much damage as he wants without burning any blood, or
>can he only prevent one damage since he isn't burning blood anyway?
>Since "X" is the cost of the card, does he get to select the cost?

'X' is the cost of the card, as printed. So Dragos may prevent as much
damage as he wants, and doesn't pay the cost.