Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds

Frequently Asked Questions

Spirit Phase

• With Spirits that get to choose multiple Growth options, if more than one option has "Gain Power Card", can I gain a Power Card *then* pick which Growth choice I was using?
  No. You choose a set of things to do, then do them all. If you have multiple Growth choices, you then do this again, and cannot choose one you already picked this turn.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Growth, Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds, Sharp Fangs behind the Leaves, Starlight Seeks Its Form, 0 more...
• Can I wait for the results of another Spirit's Growth before making my own Growth choice? E.g., see if they draw into a Power Card which handles a bad situation before making my own choices?
  Yes.

  The only rules constraints are that each individual Spirit must Grow / Gain Energy / Play Power Cards in that order, and that all Spirits must complete the Spirit Phase before anyone starts resolving Fast Powers. [p. 8] Other than that, players play simultaneously and may confer as they wish, so for instance, one Spirit could plan out their whole turn before another decides which Growth they're taking, or two Spirits gaining Power Cards could base their decisions on what to keep based on each others' draws. How lenient you are about individual Spirits rewinding - eg, going back to choose a different Growth option - is ultimately a playgroup decision, but most people seem to be fine with it so long as you're not rewinding "gain a Power Card".

  In some cases outside of the core game, a Spirit's Growth may even change the board - waiting for this is also fine. (E.g., Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds could push Dahan by making a Sacred Site, changing what lands Thunderspeaker could add Presence to.)
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Growth, Timing, Gaining Power Cards, Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds, 1 more...
• With Spirits that choose more than 1 Growth option, can I see the results of one choice before picking the next?
  Yes — you can completely finish resolving your first Growth choice before making your second choice.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Growth, Sharp Fangs behind the Leaves, Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds, Serpent Slumbering Beneath the Island, 3 more...

Spirits and Innate Powers

• Can Fear cards move Dahan to lands where Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds has a Sacred Site?
  Yes. Since it's not forbidden by Keeper's special rule, this is allowed
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds, Dahan Enheartened, Dahan Atttack
• What does "-X Cost" mean on a growth option or power threshold?
  It means you have to pay that much Energy to take that growth option or trigger that level of your power. (Branch & Claw rulebook, p. 15)

  If you don't have the Energy, you can't take the option.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Energy, Sharp Fangs behind the Leaves, Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds, Serpent Slumbering Beneath the Island, 2 more...
• What counts as "creating a Sacred Site" for the special rule of Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds?
  Any time a land that wasn't Keeper's Sacred Site becomes its Sacred Site, treat it as creating one, regardless of the details.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Sacred Sites, Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds, Forbidden Ground (Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds)