Rushing the Underbridge Stray

Actual game in JOL:

Meth A controls Ossian.
Meth B controls Underbridge Stray + some vamps.

A: Ossian rushes Stray. (Tap Ossian)
B: Burn Stray to untap [some vampire]. Not blocking.

What happens to Ossian, since his action fizzles? Does he stay tapped?


Ossian

Cost: 3
Unique werewolf with 4 life. 2 strength, 0 bleed. Red List.
Ossian may enter combat with any vampire as a +1 stealth action. In the first round of combat with a vampire who has played a card that requires Auspex [aus] during this action, that vampire cannot use any maneuvers or strikes. Ossian gains 1 life at the end of each round for each blood the opposing vampire used to heal damage or prevent destruction that round.

Underbridge Stray

Cost: 1
Animal with 1 life. 0 strength, 0 bleed.
The Stray may burn 1 life to give a minion you control a press. During a action directed at you, you may burn the Stray to untap a ready minion you control (not usable if the Stray is blocking).
As above, but the Stray has 2 life and 1 strength.

Ankha wrote:

CryWolf wrote:

Actual game in JOL:

Meth A controls Ossian.
Meth B controls Underbridge Stray + some vamps.

A: Ossian rushes Stray. (Tap Ossian)
B: Burn Stray to untap [some vampire]. Not blocking.

What happens to Ossian, since his action fizzles? Does he stay tapped?


Ossian

Cost: 3
Unique werewolf with 4 life. 2 strength, 0 bleed. Red List.
Ossian may enter combat with any vampire as a +1 stealth action. In the first round of combat with a vampire who has played a card that requires Auspex [aus] during this action, that vampire cannot use any maneuvers or strikes. Ossian gains 1 life at the end of each round for each blood the opposing vampire used to heal damage or prevent destruction that round.

Underbridge Stray

Cost: 1
Animal with 1 life. 0 strength, 0 bleed.
The Stray may burn 1 life to give a minion you control a press. During a action directed at you, you may burn the Stray to untap a ready minion you control (not usable if the Stray is blocking).
As above, but the Stray has 2 life and 1 strength.

First of all, Ossian can't rush the Stray since Ossian rushes only vampires.

Let's say that Ossian plays a Bum's Rush instead. The action will fizzle (since the target is no longer valid) and Ossian is tapped.

Cost is paid since the action is successful (was not blocked). (Unless there's a reversal on this?)

See also Entrancement vs War Ghoul.

groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/cfa1e1cce387e53f

Correct. The legality of the target is checked after cost was paid.
A fizzling action doesn't untap the acting minion.