Blessed Resilience

TwoRazorReign wrote:

"Was burned from play" is ambiguous

I don't think so. What else could it mean?

TwoRazorReign wrote:

The problem is "in play" is not defined in the rulebook

Really? There's the general definition:

rulebook wrote:

Playing Cards. There are four main types of library cards: convictions, master cards, minion cards and event cards. Convictions are put in play during the untap phase (see details in the Imbued Rules appendix); master cards are played by Methuselahs; minion cards are played by the minions (vampires and allies) the Methuselahs control; event cards are put into play during the discard phase to represent events that affects the World of Darkness as a whole (see section 8 ). Master cards have no icon at the top of the attribute bar while the other cards have an icon there that indicates what type of card it is. A card is played by placing it face up in the playing area or by showing it to the other players and placing it face up in the ash heap. The player completely declares the effect of the card when it is played.

rulebook wrote:

2.3. Play Area
The area in front of each player is divided into two regions: the uncontrolled region, which will start with four uncontrolled minions dealt from the crypt, and the controlled region, which is empty at the start of the game. The controlled region is further divided into two areas: the ready region and the torpor region. Torpor is a special area for wounded vampires (see Torpor, sec. 6.5). As the game progresses, you will gain control of some of your minions, moving them to the ready region, face up (see Influence Phase, sec. 7).

Then each card, depending on its type:
"Convictions are put in play during the untap phase"
"event cards are put into play during the discard phase to ..."
"Minion cards are cards that your vampires and allies (collectively referred to as "minions") play. Unless the card states otherwise, a minion card is burned after a minion plays it."
" Equipment and retainer cards are played on the minion playing them (the acting minion), while allies are put into play and remain independent from the acting minion. Equipment and retainers are burned when the minion they are played on is burned."

Then there are all the cards that say "put this card into play".

So a card is "burned from play" when it was put into play in the first place, then burned later on.

TwoRazorReign wrote:

I think it means "was burned while in the ready or torpor region."

It can also be controlled but not ready (an ally that has been recruited).