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A player, 29 August 2012
Hi again,
was wondering what about this topic: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=99206&p=1308654&hilit=overlay#p1308654
and second question: dooes the overlay rule for personality count for the purpose of the ring of earth to enter as beeing destroyed or not?
and one more: if my opponet use the swell of strength on my previous overlaid personality will the overlaing personality will also have the force reduce to 0? I think yes but need some convirmation.
swell: Battle: Bow this card and target an enemy Personality or Follower: Reduce its Force to 0.
thx for reply
Brook Cunningham (rules official), 4 September 2012
dooes the overlay rule for personality count for the purpose of the ring of earth to enter as beeing destroyed or not?
I assume you mean in combination with the ability on the Stronghold Waystation of the Path. And in that case, no, the card is overlayed INSTEAD of being destroyed, so it does not count as being destroyed.
if my opponet use the swell of strength on my previous overlaid personality will the overlaing personality will also have the force reduce to 0? I think yes but need some convirmation.
Not exactly. Reducing a card's Force to 0 gives it the necessary Force penalty to do so. If the previous Personality had a Force of 3, The Swell of Strength would give it a -3F penalty. If overlayed by a base 4F Personality, the "new" Personality would have the same penalty and therefore be at 1F.
thx for reply
You're welcome.