Anthology set previews: April 17

Why doesn't Enkil Cog use the new "attached" wording? Shouldn't it say "the attached vampire" instead of "this vampire"?

Kinda feels like we're going back to the problem of inconsistent wording across cards.

I think I know what the answer is going to be: For Enkil Cog, the card is put on the acting vampire; for field training, the card is put on another vampire other than the acting minion. So "attached" is used for Field Training and not for Enkil Cog. My question is, is Enkil Cog attached to the vampire? From the new addition to the rulebook, I believe it is.

That's a good point about inconsistent wording. Here's another one: why does Madness Network say "follow normal sequencing rules," but Enkil Cog does not? Is this just inconsistent application of "reminder" text, or do the two cards work differently in terms of sequencing?

And when exactly does a bleed resolve? Should Enkil Cog say "after resolution of a successful bleed action? Doesn't a bleed action resolve with either an unsuccessful (0 or less) or successful (1 or greater) bleed? I'm confused as to whether Enkil Cog is played when the action resolves (part D in the Detailed Play Summary) or when the bleed is successful (Part C in the Detailed Play Summary).

TwoRazorReign wrote:

That's a good point about inconsistent wording. Here's another one: why does Madness Network say "follow normal sequencing rules," but Enkil Cog does not? Is this just inconsistent application of "reminder" text, or do the two cards work differently in terms of sequencing?

Every card follows the normal rules, except where they contradict each other (Golden Rule of Cards). Since Enkil Cog doesn't contradict the normal sequencing rules, it follows the normal sequencing rules.

(Enkil Cog does clearly contradict the rules about only not being able to act in other people's turns.)

TwoRazorReign wrote:

And when exactly does a bleed resolve? Should Enkil Cog say "after resolution of a successful bleed action? Doesn't a bleed action resolve with either an unsuccessful (0 or less) or successful (1 or greater) bleed? I'm confused as to whether Enkil Cog is played when the action resolves (part D in the Detailed Play Summary) or when the bleed is successful (Part C in the Detailed Play Summary).

Part C tells you how to resolve a block attempt - not the whole action, or the action's effect. Once you've determined that all the block attempts fail (and no other magic effect is used to cause the action to fail), you move into D. It's only in D that any resolution of the bleed or bleed action occurs.

You say "bleed or bleed action." Are they different?

TwoRazorReign wrote:

You say "bleed or bleed action." Are they different?

The action can be successful (reached resolution unblocked), but the bleed be unsuccessful (resolved for zero or less). In much the same way, a political action can be successful (unblocked, referendum called), while the referendum fails.