From: owner-the-edge-digest@ (The Edge Digested) To: the-edge-digest@robin-nvh.bvsd.k12.co.us Subject: The Edge Digested V1 #85 Reply-To: the-edge@robin-nvh.bvsd.k12.co.us Sender: owner-the-edge-digest@ Errors-To: owner-the-edge-digest@ Precedence: bulk The Edge Digested Tuesday, July 21 1998 Volume 01 : Number 085 Today's subjects from The Edge: Re: [The Edge] Simon Wallop (D106) Re: [The Edge] Simon Wallop (D106) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 20:06:32 -0500 (CDT) From: Eric Jome Subject: Re: [The Edge] Simon Wallop (D106) On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, Paul J. Lareau wrote: > I was recently asked to explain this card, and suddenly found myself at > a loss. I really haven't ever used it, but reading it carefully, it > seems far more powerful than its cost would indicate, especially for a > common that I don't see often in play. if you aint seeing Simon during play, its because you havent caught on to how much of a massively powerful card he is. :) > > If Pull=0, crank any time to get Influence equal to the > > Pull just generated by an opponent's Character. He > > has that amount of Pull until he uncranks (you may > > use counters). > > Does this really mean that Simon can crank and take influence when any > opponent cranks for pull? Or is there special meaning to the term > "generated"? I take the last sentence to mean that influence can be > subtracted by popping Simon any time before the beginning of his next > turn. you crank Monique for 4 pull and, in response, i crank Simon for 4 influence. this is what Simon does. whenever someone cranks for pull, Simon can copy that amount and add it to your influence total. Simon rocks. note that Simon only duplicates the amount, not steals it like the Andalusia Dog. also, Simon can only give you influence, not pull. > I have to be missing or misinterpreting something. If it means that, > what's to keep the player from cranking him for influence on the > influence pull of the player immediately to his right, thus generating > riskless influence each turn? nothing. :) you may wish to copy the pull of someone with a bigger number though. now, the real question is, who in their right mind lets Simon live? :) eric [O] You received this message because you are subscribed to the-edge [0] To (un)subscribe, send a message to majordomo@robin.ml.org with body of [O] (un)subscribe the-edge ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 14:38:34 -0500 (CDT) From: Clay Colwell Subject: Re: [The Edge] Simon Wallop (D106) On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, Eric Jome wrote: > if you aint seeing Simon during play, its because you havent caught on > to how much of a massively powerful card he is. :) > > > > If Pull=0, crank any time to get Influence equal to the > > > Pull just generated by an opponent's Character. He > > > has that amount of Pull until he uncranks (you may > > > use counters). > > > > Does this really mean that Simon can crank and take influence when any > > opponent cranks for pull? Or is there special meaning to the term > > "generated"? I take the last sentence to mean that influence can be > > subtracted by popping Simon any time before the beginning of his next > > turn. > > you crank Monique for 4 pull and, in response, i crank Simon for > 4 influence. this is what Simon does. whenever someone cranks for > pull, Simon can copy that amount and add it to your influence total. > > Simon rocks. No kidding. Suppose Audrey Itsulaaq is in an opponent's Conspiracy, and that opponent has another Cut-Up and another Trident Character there as well. When she cranks for Pull, Simon's owner can crank Simon for a whopping 5 Influence (1 Pull + 2 Bonus Pull (Trident) + 2 Bonus Pull (Cut-Up)). A question: can someone Blackmail Audrey into cranking to generate Pull and crank Simon for Influence? (Our group had said 'no' because Blackmail causes the player to treat the Controlled Character as one of the player's own, and thus it would not be 'an opponent's Character'. Still, the possible implications were frightening.) > now, the real question is, who in their right mind lets Simon live? :) Simon's owner. :-) ****** Clay Colwell (aka StealthSmurf) ********** eris@bga.com ****** * "In the future, we will recognize software crashes as technologically * * mandated ergonomic rest breaks - and we will pay extra for them." * * -- Crazy Uncle Joe Hannibal * [O] You received this message because you are subscribed to the-edge [0] To (un)subscribe, send a message to majordomo@robin.ml.org with body of [O] (un)subscribe the-edge ------------------------------ End of The Edge Digested V1 #85 ******************************* [O] You received this message because you are subscribed to the-edge-digest [0] To (un)subscribe, send a message to majordomo@robin.ml.org with body of [O] (un)subscribe the-edge-digest To get off digest, subscribe the-edge [O] To post a message, send it to the-edge@robin.ml.org