LSJ a écrit :On Oct 21, 2004, at 4:07 PM, François Vabre wrote:
> Hello,
>
> As the Fench Championship is approaching, my playgroup came up with a lot of questions.
>
> I am sorry if these are doubling up with any recent mail from, I'd guess, one or several of my playmates.
>
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> ---Failing and Fizzling actions---
> Is a fizzling action handled exactly as a failed action ?
No.
> As this is rather vague, I should provide you with more specific questions :
> A vampire attemps to mind numb an untapped vampire, who taps before the resolution of the action.
> The Mind Numb fizzles, thus fails. Is it right ?
No.
> As the action failed, the acting vampire does not pay for the Mind Numb. Is it right ?
The action succeeds (it reached resolution unblocked). The cost is paid.
Google: "fizzle successful pay author:LSJ" -- second hit.
> A vampire with 3 blood attempts a Sacrificial Lamb, and plays elder impersonation. The acting vampire then
> attempt to pay for the SL and can't : the SL fizzles, but the vampire already spent his blood in his attempt to pay for the action.
> Is it right ? (I must say I feel like I am making up things on this one...)
He pays what he can and then, since the cost was not covered, the action fizzles.
> Does the action "fizzle" as soon as the acting vampire is left with not enough blood to pay ?
No. It has to reach resolution first (be unblocked).
> Or can he try to regain blood before he reaches the 'unblocked and having to pay for action' state ? Can he still be locked ?
Yes.
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