On Jul 4, 11:14 pm, OldFan <asif.i.chaud...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So - I did Google-fu on the web site and really didn't find a clear
> cut answer.
>
> Which may be because it's a dumb question, but here goes anyways:
>
> "Dear LSJ,
> Meth A and Meth B both have vampires in combat. One (or both)
> of the vampires play Taste of Vitae. Can I, as Meth C, play The Oath
> as a reaction card to put an oath counter on one of those 2 vampires,
> neither of which I control?
>
> Sincerely, gamer on crack in Ithaca, NY"
>
> My thinking being - the text on the Oath doesn't specify that Taste of
> Vitae must be played against one of your vampires (unlike the blood
> theft, which expressly DOES specify that).
>
> As a plain red/combat card, The Oath wouldn't have to do so - you only
> play red cards during your own vampires' combats (with a few
> exceptions that say so in their text box).
>
> But being playable as a reaction means that lack of text (along with
> the "or" that separates the taste of vitae from "steals blood from
> this vampire") has the "play as written/PaW" side of my gamer brain
> wondering. But that could be the crack talking....
>
> The Oath
> combat
> reaction
>
> Play when a vampire gains blood from a Taste of Vitae or steals blood
> from this vampire. Put an oath counter on that vampire. This vampire
> may put another oath counter on that vampire as a (D) action. A
> vampire with 2 oath counters from this vampire cannot block or enter
> combat with this vampire. A vampire can play only one Oath each round.
ah, I see what you're trying to do here. I think you might be right,
they're two different conditions, and taste of vitae isn't played
"from" a vampire. however, even if that's true...
rulebook states you can not play any minion cards other than combat
cards during a combat, unless card text says otherwise. so just like
"power of all" you can never play The Oath as a reaction during
combat. too bad.