12 posts · 1020 views · started 2013-02-18 18:08 UTC
M1
maida_16
2013-02-18 18:08 UTC
#1
Embolden - Ongoing
"Play this card next to a hero character card... At the end of that hero's turn, either fanatic deals them 2 radiant damage or destroy this card"
I'm under the impression that embolden only deals 2 radiant damage to the hero character card that it is attached to but it seems the word "them" suggests that there may be an instance (that I don't know about) where it can deal 2 radiant damage to more than one hero? In that case, should the "them" be a "him or her or it"?
Thanks for the clarification!
ME
Melonball
2013-02-18 18:13 UTC
#2
I believe they use "them" to avoid pronouns since it could be a male or a female. if the card was intended to hurt the hero as well as fanatic, it would be worded using the word "both"
CZ
Cosmonaut_Zero
2013-02-18 20:06 UTC
#3
If you know something has gender but don't know what that gender is, "they" is an appropriate usage.
J1
j1hopki1
2013-02-18 21:02 UTC
#4
If you know Omnitron-X does not have a gender, is "they" still appropriate?
AR
arenson9
2013-02-18 22:06 UTC
#5
"it" would be appropriate, I believe.
SE
Sefirit
2013-02-19 15:48 UTC
#6
Speaking about Embolden, what happens if it is played on Wraith and she has Combat Stance out (or Ra with Flame Barrier)? When Fanatic deals Wratih 2 radiant damage does Wratih HAVE TO deal fanatic 2 melee damage? Can the player opt out of this kind of thing or is it just a bad idea to Embolden someone with a counter attack?
DY
dypaca
2013-02-19 16:04 UTC
#7
They do not say 'may', so it is not optional. Be careful about prodding someone in a combat stance.
SE
Sefirit
2013-02-19 20:02 UTC
#8
Ok, thank you. That is exactly what we thought and how we played it, just wanted a confirmation.
TZ
tzgardner
2014-08-26 04:10 UTC
#9
I was wondering if you played Embolden on someone like Legacy who has Fortitude in play. Would Embolden be lost because Fanatic could only deal 1 damage to Legacy?
PY
Pydro
2014-08-26 04:13 UTC
#10
No. As long as she deals damage, it stays in play.
UB
Unsafe_Bet
2014-08-26 09:58 UTC
#11
Yes. The singular "they" is all-inclusive. (The plural is "all them".)
AM
Ameena
2014-08-26 22:11 UTC
#12
If damage needs to be dealt to someone in order to keep a card in play (eg Embolden, Pushing the Limits, Solar Flare), it doesn't matter how much damage they end up taking, just as long as they take some damage - if their hp doesn't go down, they didn't take damage, so therefore the only remaining option is for the card to be destroyed.