Nightstick and defensive strikes

inm8 wrote:

Discussion from the discord prompted the following questions:

1) Combat is at long range
Vampire A (of strength 1) strikes with Kerrie (R strength damage)
Vampire B strikes with Nightstick (prevent 3 damage)

Is the effect of Nightstick useable at long range against a ranged Kerrie strike and therefore vampire B doesn´t take any damage?

inm8 wrote:

2) Does "Strike: prevent X damage" qualify as a "defensive strike" as S:D and S:CE? and therefore per the rules is useable at any range?

inm8 wrote:

3) What other strikes qualify as "defensive strikes" other than S.D and S.CE?

Rulebook wrote:

Resolve Strike:
Most strikes are effective only at close range, unless the strike is identified as ranged, does “R” damage, or is a defensive strike such as dodge or combat ends.

Bloodartist wrote:

If this is a new direction with strike cards (special effects only effective at short range by default), I wonder if its necessary to alter Oubliette's cardtext?

Bloodartist wrote:

Oubliettes blood burning effect is effective at long range, but the text saying so is in brackets which is problematic. Text in brackets is interpreted as reminder text these days - as in not part of the actual card text. So it could be removed without it affecting the card function.
So the current oubliette card text assumes that special effects are effective at long range without explicitly saying so.

I suggest changing this into something without brackets such as:
"As above, and the opposing minion burns 1 blood or life after combat ends at short or long range."