Beset by Many Troubles

Frequently Asked Questions

Effect Rules

• Does a piece that counts as two token types (e.g., both a Badlands and a Beasts via Settle Into Hunting-Grounds) have a double impact on effects scale with both token types (e.g., Beset by Many Troubles)?
  No. Each piece either counts for the effect or doesn't count for the effect; there's no way for a piece to count multiple times.

  It's akin to counting up the number of rocks that are white or red – a rock that's both white and red would only be counted once.
  Tags: Counts As, Beset by Many Troubles, Beasts Prey on the Injured (Beasts Event), Settle Into Hunting-Grounds, 2 more...

Fear and Fear Cards

• Does Dahan on their Guard *(In each land, 1 Defense per Dahan)* provide Defense based on the number of Dahan at the time the Fear card was revealed or when the Ravage happens?
  For island-wide effects like Dahan on their Guard, you check the number of Dahan there when the Invaders do damage (usually in the Ravage).

  This applies to all Event / Fear cards that affect all lands with (some contents) - you treat it as a game-wide rule for the turn, so you don't have to keep track of where pieces used to be across the entire board. Powers which affect all lands of a particular type work the same way, for the same reason.

  Powers which affect only one land check land contents at the moment of use, again to minimize required memory: it's easier to remember "this specific land has Defend 3" than "this land has Defend equal to the number of Dahan in it at the time".

  Unusual cases:

  • The Coordinated Strikes Event checks "are there 3 or more Dahan?" immediately to see where Damage happens, then again later on (when it's relevant) for the Defend.
  • The Trees and Stones Speak of War Major Power provides per-Dahan Defense that moves with the Dahan if you hit the threshold (because the threshold explicitly says so).
    (Discussion elsewhere) (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Defend, Dahan on their Guard, Belief Takes Root, Canny Defense, 11 more...