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Hi, so Hellbeast has the trait:
After you Equip this Item, loose 4 Honor.
Does the Deeds and Words Interrupt stop the honor loss from the Hellbeast's trait or is it separate from the Equip action? Or is the targeting language "the action" broad enough to target the activation of the trait? Thanks in advance .
Deeds and Words text:
Interrupt: If it is the Action Phase, reduce one of the Honor gains or losses from the action to 0. Destroy this Holding.
The honor loss comes "from" the place the loss is written in ink. In this case, it comes from Hellbeast's trait. So it's not an action and therefore can't be modified by Deeds and Words