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A player, 13 July 2010
Proper Deference
"Political Reaction: Before a turn ends, if the active player has gained 8 or more Honor this turn, excluding gains from battle resolution: Set his Family Honor equal to its value when the turn began. Draw a card."
Does the Honor gain referenced in the text refer to total Honor gained (independent of any Honor losses inflicted) or the difference between starting and ending Honor in a turn. For example, if player A gains 8 Honor and loses 2 Honor on his turn (excluding battle resolution gains) can player B play Proper Deference to set Player A back to his starting Honor that turn? I'm pretty sure I know the answer but an official word would be nice.
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 13 July 2010
Proper Deference: Does the Honor gain referenced in the text refer to total Honor gained (independent of any Honor losses inflicted) or the difference between starting and ending Honor in a turn(?)
Difference in Honor between start and end of turn.
A player, 14 July 2010
With reference to this topic viewtopic.php?f=59&t=84994
Did not the Plague War rules sheet in its clarifications not say specifically that it counts the gained honor not the difference between what the turn started at and ended at?
Thanks Az
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 14 July 2010
With reference to this topic viewtopic.php?f=59&t=84994
Did not the Plague War rules sheet in its clarifications not say specifically that it counts the gained honor not the difference between what the turn started at and ended at?
Thanks Az
That is correct. The previous post was wrong. ("Paper? You want me to read paper?" Where's the search function?")