Desiccation

Desiccation
  • Q: When extra cost applies to playing a card (e.g. Desiccation from The Feast of Hemlock Vale Campaign, "As an additional cost for an investigator to play a card, they must take 1 damage"."), can we play cards "at no cost"(e.g. Tony's .38 Long Colt, "After you play Tony's .38 Long Colt: Play another Tony's .38 Long Colt from your hand, at no cost.") and ignore these extra costs? A: Tony’s .38 Long Colt reaction ability allowing you to play a second copy “at no cost” specifically allows you to bypass its resource cost. If Desiccation is in play when you use this ability, you must still take the 1 damage to play the second copy. (Rules Forum Answer, March 2025)
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Robert Castaigne

Robert Castaigne
  • Q: Hi! I have a question about the Robert Castaigne (4) card. Its text says: '...Then, you may either discard the revealed asset to draw 1 card, or play that asset (paying its cost).' By saying 'you may either,' does that mean I can choose to do neither option and simply keep the weapon in my hand? If so, that would allow me to gain a free combat action every turn without spending an action, without triggering attacks of opportunity, and with unlimited ammo. That seems overwhelmingly strong, almost broken, and it would make the 'discard the card' requirement nearly meaningless. However, some people in the community are interpreting it this way, so I’d like to confirm whether this was the intended ruling for the card or not. A: Given Robert Castaigne states you “may either” do one of the given options, not you “must either,” you are able to choose neither option and keep the revealed asset in your hand. If this card’s ability continuously yields unintended play patterns, we will address that at a future date; for now, play its ability as written. (Rules Forum Answer, March 2025)
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Agatha Crane

Agatha Crane
  • Q: I have a couple of questions about how Agatha’s ability works and when it can be used. Based on previous rulings you’ve provided: "Q: I have a question about some card interactions for cards that trigger “at the end of your turn” and “during your turn.” To give a specific example, if Monterey Jack’s reaction ability draws Cryptic Writings, is he allowed to trigger Cryptic Writings’ ability and play it? More generally, when an ability triggers “at the end of my turn,” is that considered “during my turn”? And similarly, if an ability triggers “at the start of my turn,” is that also considered “during my turn”? A: Short answer: Yes, “at the end of your turn” is still “during your turn,” so you would be able to play Cryptic Writings if you drew it with Monterey Jack’s triggered ability. (By extension, “at the start of your turn” should also count as being “during your turn.”)" And regarding Grappling Hook and unused actions: "A: We have reconsidered the previous ruling on Grappling Hook and are making a ruling that we find more intuitive. Essentially, an investigator is given 3 actions to use when their turn begins and forfeits any remaining actions when their turn ends. This means an investigator cannot choose to end their turn with an action remaining and decide to use that action later; that action is instead lost. (Note: The “3 actions per turn” can still be affected by encounter card effects that instruct an investigator to “lose actions.”)" I have the following questions: 1- Can I play Working a Hunch from my discard pile using Agatha’s ability, or does “when your turn ends” no longer count as “during your turn”? 2- Can I end my turn without spending all 3 actions and then use Agatha’s ability—along with an unused action to pay the additional cost—to play Thorough Inquiry from my discard pile? Additionally, to help avoid these kinds of doubts, could you please specify in the FAQs exactly when leftover actions are lost? A: (1) You can play Working a Hunch using Agatha Crane’s ability, because “the end of your turn” is still considered to take place “during your turn.” (2) If you declare that you are ending your turn while you have unspent actions, you forfeit your remaining actions before resolving any “when your turn ends/at the end of your turn” abilities. You would not have an action to spend toward Thorough Inquiry, so you could not play it using Agatha Crane’s ability. We will plan to add an FAQ entry for forfeiting unspent actions. (Rules Forum Answer, March 2025)
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Agatha Crane

Agatha Crane
  • Q: I have a couple of questions about how Agatha’s ability works and when it can be used. Based on previous rulings you’ve provided: "Q: I have a question about some card interactions for cards that trigger “at the end of your turn” and “during your turn.” To give a specific example, if Monterey Jack’s reaction ability draws Cryptic Writings, is he allowed to trigger Cryptic Writings’ ability and play it? More generally, when an ability triggers “at the end of my turn,” is that considered “during my turn”? And similarly, if an ability triggers “at the start of my turn,” is that also considered “during my turn”? A: Short answer: Yes, “at the end of your turn” is still “during your turn,” so you would be able to play Cryptic Writings if you drew it with Monterey Jack’s triggered ability. (By extension, “at the start of your turn” should also count as being “during your turn.”)" And regarding Grappling Hook and unused actions: "A: We have reconsidered the previous ruling on Grappling Hook and are making a ruling that we find more intuitive. Essentially, an investigator is given 3 actions to use when their turn begins and forfeits any remaining actions when their turn ends. This means an investigator cannot choose to end their turn with an action remaining and decide to use that action later; that action is instead lost. (Note: The “3 actions per turn” can still be affected by encounter card effects that instruct an investigator to “lose actions.”)" I have the following questions: 1- Can I play Working a Hunch from my discard pile using Agatha’s ability, or does “when your turn ends” no longer count as “during your turn”? 2- Can I end my turn without spending all 3 actions and then use Agatha’s ability—along with an unused action to pay the additional cost—to play Thorough Inquiry from my discard pile? Additionally, to help avoid these kinds of doubts, could you please specify in the FAQs exactly when leftover actions are lost? A: (1) You can play Working a Hunch using Agatha Crane’s ability, because “the end of your turn” is still considered to take place “during your turn.” (2) If you declare that you are ending your turn while you have unspent actions, you forfeit your remaining actions before resolving any “when your turn ends/at the end of your turn” abilities. You would not have an action to spend toward Thorough Inquiry, so you could not play it using Agatha Crane’s ability. We will plan to add an FAQ entry for forfeiting unspent actions. (Rules Forum Answer, March 2025)
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Fox Mask

Fox Mask
  • Q: I have a question regarding the Fox Mask. It replenishes an offering after moving out of a location with an enemy. Does this trigger when moving with an engaged enemy? Or does the enemy leaving the location with me not fulfill the Fox Mask condition? A: No; to replenish an offering on Fox Mask, there needs to be an enemy in the location you moved out of. An enemy moving with you would not allow you to replenish an offering. (Rules Forum Answer, March 2025)
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