Seoni's Fire Blast timing

[Longshot11]

Seoni can reveal Sage's Journal (but presumably also anu other card that can similarly affect a combat check), and THEN she can discard it to activate her Fire Blast ability.

 

Maybe this is a design decision, but this contradicts the card game rules, as a character must first determine the skill for his combat check (reveal weapon, discard spell, Seoni's Fire Blast), and only then can other cards be played to modify his dice and bonuses. Ergo, if Seoni has to discard the Journal to activate the Fire Blast - she shouldn't be able to reveal it and get its bonus.

[StormbringerGT]

Seoni can reveal Sage's Journal (but presumably also anu other card that can similarly affect a combat check), and THEN she can discard it to activate her Fire Blast ability.

 

Maybe this is a design decision, but this contradicts the card game rules, as a character must first determine the skill for his combat check (reveal weapon, discard spell, Seoni's Fire Blast), and only then can other cards be played to modify his dice and bonuses. Ergo, if Seoni has to discard the Journal to activate the Fire Blast - she shouldn't be able to reveal it and get its bonus.

So, Hawkmoon Longshot, technically you are correct.

 

However we approached it this way for a couple of different reasons. As the end result is largely the same and it doesn't unbalance the game.

 

Good catch though. Have you ever consider QA as a job?

[Longshot11]

 

Seoni can reveal Sage's Journal (but presumably also anu other card that can similarly affect a combat check), and THEN she can discard it to activate her Fire Blast ability.

 

Maybe this is a design decision, but this contradicts the card game rules, as a character must first determine the skill for his combat check (reveal weapon, discard spell, Seoni's Fire Blast), and only then can other cards be played to modify his dice and bonuses. Ergo, if Seoni has to discard the Journal to activate the Fire Blast - she shouldn't be able to reveal it and get its bonus.

 

Good catch though. Have you ever consider QA as a job?

 

Matter of fact, been there, done that