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A player, 22 October 2011
Hi there,
Another thing that came up today playing, how does Fruitless Search interact with a naval invasion?
For example in this situation:
I'm defending (it's my opponent's turn) and the attacker has the first opportunity to play a reaction when we engage.
1) If he decides to use naval, then I use the reaction from Fruitless Search so according to what I understand my reaction resolves first creating the personality and then my opponent has the first opportunity to attack, correct?
2) If he decides not to use naval, I react with Fruitless and give him the opportunity to declare naval invasion after? In this way he will have the first opportunity to take a battle action, and after his battle action my character will be created and I'll have my opportunity to take a battle action, right?
3) If he decides not to use naval, then I decide not to react, we just play normally.
Am I correct in this or did I mess something up?
Thanks!
Javier
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 22 October 2011
I'm defending (it's my opponent's turn) and the attacker has the first opportunity to play a reaction when we engage. If he decides to use naval, then I use the reaction from Fruitless Search so according to what I understand my reaction resolves first creating the personality and then my opponent has the first opportunity to attack, correct?
Correct.
If he decides not to use naval, I react with Fruitless and give him the opportunity to declare naval invasion after? In this way he will have the first opportunity to take a battle action, and after his battle action my character will be created and I'll have my opportunity to take a battle action, right?
The Personality created by Fruitless Search is created immediately, before the Attacker will react with Naval in his second time in the action round.
If he decides not to use naval, then I decide not to react, we just play normally.
Yes.