Ravage

Errata / Updates

Invader Actions

• Core game - 1st printing
  Errata for core rulebook, p. 9 (Ravage) -- Ravaging Invaders damage Dahan and the land separately, equally, and simultaneously. (The word "simultaneously" was accidentally omitted on p. 9, though the example on p. 11 is correct.)

  Currently relevant in certain cases of a Ravage destroying one of Vital Strength of the Earth's Sacred Sites. (The Defend 3 reduces overall damage done to both land and Dahan.)

  Wording fixed / clarified in 2nd printing. Numbered list replaced with a bulleted list in 3rd printing.
  Tags: Rulebook, Ravage, Damage, Earth's Vitality (Vital Strength of the Earth), 0 more...

Spirits and Innate Powers

• Core game - 4th and 5th printings
  Errata for A Spread of Rampant Green, special rule "Choke the Land with Green" -- using this ability is optional. (A "may" was omitted.)

  A corrected version is planned for Errata Pack (Core 4th/5th, B&C 3rd).
  Tags: Ravage, Build, A Spread of Rampant Green

Frequently Asked Questions

Adversaries

• When Towns are Durable (have extra Health) due to Habsburg Monarchy (Livestock Colony) Level 4+: If Invaders blight a land during Ravage, does their Towns' extra Health wear off immediately?
  Yes, it drops to normal at the same time as the Blight is added / the Dahan are damaged. If any such Towns have already taken 2+ Damage, they will be destroyed immediately, before Dahan counterattack.
  Tags: Damage, Health, Durable, Ravage, 2 more...
• Against the Habsburg Mining Expedition Level 1+, does Disease only prevent Ravages in Mining lands during the Build Step?
  No, Disease in Mining lands will prevent any Ravage, including those caused by Ravage/Build Cards (common), Events (uncommon), or Powers (rare).
  Tags: Disease, Build Step, Ravage, Habsburg Mining Expedition, 0 more...
• When the Ravage Card is Salt Deposits, does Farmers Seek the Dahan for Aid cause it to Build in Mining lands, Ravage in Mining lands, or Build in non-Mining lands?
  Build in Mining lands.

  Which lands Salt Deposits matches is determined by the space it’s in on the Invader Board, so it’ll still match Mining lands in the Ravage space. Ceaseless Mining only affects the Build Step, so it doesn’t interact with Farmers Seek the Dahan for Aid, which is thus free to turn the Ravage into a Build.
  Tags: Action Modifiers, Ravage, Farmers Seek the Dahan for Aid, Habsburg Mining Expedition, 0 more...
• During a Ravage by the Habsburg Mining Expedition Level 1+, does the upgrade from Avarice Rewarded happen before or after the Dahan counterattack?
  Before, when Blight would normally cascade. If the surviving Dahan are numerous enough to take out the newly-upgraded piece, the upgrade may be to your advantage.
  Tags: Timing, Ravage, Upgrade, Habsburg Mining Expedition, 0 more...
• Does cascading Blight contribute to the loss condition of Habsburg Monarchy (Livestock Colony)?
  Yes, as long as the original Ravage Action in a land caused 8+ damage.
  Tags: Ravage, Blight, Victory and Defeat, Habsburg Monarchy (Livestock Colony), 0 more...

Definitions

• When does destroying a Town or City cause Fear?
  Always, regardless of how it's destroyed: directly via a Power that says to destroy one, from damage done by a Power, from damage done by Dahan counterattacking, due to a Spirit's special rules, from a Fear or Event card, etc. [p. 18]

  Fear from destruction is independent of any explicit Fear the Power does - e.g., Lightning's Shatter Homesteads reads "1 Fear. Destroy 1 Town." It will usually generate 2 Fear: 1 explicitly, and 1 for destroying a Town.

  Note that when you remove or replace a Town or City, it does NOT cause any automatic Fear. Removing Invaders happens most frequently via Fear Cards, and usually represents the Invaders fleeing, which doesn't make them any more afraid. Replacing an Invader represents some sort of transformation or change; if it's a scary change, the effect will explicitly specify how much Fear to do.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Destroy, Fear, Dahan, Ravage, 10 more...

Effect Rules

• If an Invader with Strife is not participating in a Ravage, does it still remove 1 Strife in that Ravage?
  No. Because it's not participating in Ravage, it's not doing any Damage that Strife would prevent.
  Tags: Strife, Do not participate in Ravage, Ravage, Exhale Confusion and Delirium (Wandering Voice Keens Delirium), 1 more...
• What's the timing of Strife removal? When Invaders have reduced Health per Strife, do they get it back before damage is dealt?
  The Strife is removed before they deal Damage (JE rules p. 7, Ravage Timing sidebar). This means that if their Health is reduced by Strife (via effects like the Panic Fear card) they get their Health restored first.

  This matters if Dahan are dealing damage simultaneously to Invaders, with powers like Words of Warning or Why Don't You and Them Fight.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Strife, Ravage, Panic, Unrest, 5 more...
• If two effects change when Dahan in a land do Damage (e.g., Words of Warning and Warn of Impending Conflict), which one takes precedence?
  Your choice. So in this example, the best outcome is usually applying Words of Warning first to make all Dahan do Damage at the same time as Invaders, and then using Warn of Impending Conflict to make some of those Dahan strike first. (If you applied them in the other order, then all Dahan would do Damage at the same time as Invaders, since Words of Warning would overwrite Warn of Impending Conflict.)

  Overwriting a timing change doesn't overwrite any other part of the effect. The Event Engage on Their Own Terms will still reduce Dahan Damage even if something else changes when Dahan do Damage.
  Tags: Timing, Ravage, Action Modifiers, Engage on Their Own Terms, 5 more...

Event Cards

• Does damage to the land from War Touches the Island's Shores carry over to future ravages?
  No, partial damage to the land is ignored, just as for multiple ravages (B&C rulebook p. 15, base rulebook p. 9)
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Ravage, Blight, War Touches the Island's Shores

General Play

• What is the timing of Victory / Defeat?
  Check Victory/Defeat after each action tree is entirely complete – i.e., when you're not in the middle of an action, and there are no pending triggered actions. Example: if a Ravage action destroys a Spirit's last Presence, you still finish the Ravage action (which might involve a Dahan counterattack), plus any actions it triggers (eg: Blood Draws Predators), but you do not resolve any further Ravages from the same Ravage Card.

  This is a slight rules change; the intent is that it be formally published in a future expansion, but FAQs will treat it as true starting immediately. (The core game rules say to check after each and every action, which could be in the middle of a tree of actions - eg, between the Ravage action and Blood Draws Predators.)

  For loss conditions which key off of "you try to do something but can't" (e.g: The Kingdom of France's loss condition, when you are unable to add a Town), the loss is noted as soon as that happens, but you may play out the rest of the action tree to see if you achieve a Sacrifice Victory. Other loss conditions, like The Kingdom of England, are only checked when the tree is complete.
  Tags: Victory and Defeat, Sacrifice victory, Changed rulings, Ravage, 2 more...
• How can damage be allocated to Invaders? Do you need to destroy the Explorers before attacking Towns?
  Whenever damage is dealt to Invaders, you may allocate it as you like between Explorers, Towns, and Cities; you do not have to destroy them in any particular order, and you may choose to leave some Towns or Cities partially damaged (rulebook, p. 18).

  Remember that partial damage heals at the end of the turn. Typically it will be to your advantage to kill Cities or Towns when you can.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Damage, Ravage

Invader Actions

• When doing an Invader action (Explore, Build, or Ravage), can you choose which lands they act in first?
  Yes. The card tells you which lands to act in, but then the players can choose which of those lands happen first. At Invader Stage III, you can do lands of the two shown terrains in any order; you don't need to fully resolve one terrain before resolving the other terrain.

  The order Explore Actions rarely matters, even if those Explores add a new source of Invaders. Similarly, the order of Build Actions rarely matters, even against Kingdom of England Level 1+.

  The order does sometimes matter for Ravages, due to Blight cascades, flipping the Blight Card, or uncommon effects that change the amount of Invaders in a land that is already Ravaging, but the order won't change which lands Ravage even against Kingdom of Sweden Level 5+ or Tsardom of Russia Level 3+.

  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Explore, Build, Ravage, Ordering, 0 more...
• Does a damaged Invader or damage Dahan deal less damage than normal?
  No.

  The damage a piece deals doesn't depend on how much damage it has taken - it's 1 per Explorer, 2 per Town, 3 per City, and 2 per Dahan, unless explicitly modified. (Rulebook, p. 9)
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Damage, Invaders, Health, Ravage, 0 more...
• I'm confused - when do restrictions like "there must be Invaders" for Build and "there must be a source of Explorers" for Explore apply?
  Those apply when resolving Invader Cards - specifically, when making a list of what lands match the Invader Card (JE rulebook p. 27)

  If an Event tells you to perform a single Build action - eg, "On Each Board: Build in a land with Dahan" - you don't check whether that land has Invaders.

  But if it tells you to resolve an entire Build Step / Build Card for a particular terrain, it works just like it would if you had a physical card - you're making a list of which lands match, so the normal Build/Explore restrictions apply. The Events "Fortification" and "New Cash Crops Take Hold" work this way (and do not usually build in empty lands), though it's not how they're phrased. (See the Errata in the JE rulebook p. 27)
  Tags: Build, Explore, Ravage, Events, 2 more...
• What happens if one effect modifies "the next normal Ravage" and another effect skips it?
  If the next normal Ravage is skipped, then the effect that modifies the Ravage remains in effect until a Ravage actually occurs.

  This can happen, eg, if the event Farmers Seek the Dahan for Aid (the next normal Ravage becomes a Build) occurs on a turn when there is no card in the Ravage slot, and on the next turn the event Urban Development (during the next normal Ravage, each City does +2 damage) occurs. Because of Farmers Seek the Dahan for Aid, the Ravage is skipped, so Urban Development remains active until the next turn.

  Note that this only applies if the Ravage is effected globally, and not if the Ravage is modified in only some lands.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Ravage, Skipping Actions, Events, Farmers Seek the Dahan for Aid, 4 more...
• If Invaders Ravage twice in the same round and deal 1 damage to the land each time, do you add a Blight? How does Defense work?
  

  • Defend Powers apply each time the Invaders do Damage in a land.
  • Each time the land itself is Damaged is separate - it does not accumulate Damage during a turn the way Invaders and Dahan do. Only add a Blight when a single instance of Damage is enough to cause Blight.
  • Similarly, Blight can be added to a land multiple times in a turn. Check each time it takes Damage.
    Tags: Ravage, Blight
• Can the "next normal" Ravage or Build be on a future turn?
  Yes.

  If the Ravage or Build slot is empty, leave the relevant card in that space until the effect is triggered.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Ravage, Build, Events, Heavy Farming, 5 more...
• When Invaders Ravage, do they damage the land and Dahan simultaneously? Or one after the other?
  Simultaneously. If they do 3 damage, they do 3 damage to the Dahan and 3 damage to the land (adding a Blight), applied at the same time.

  This usually isn't relevant, but it can be if the Ravage is destroying a Presence that affects Dahan survival.

  (p. 9 in 2nd printing rulebook. 1st printing incorrectly omitted "simultaneously" on p. 9, though the example on p. 11 is correct.)
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Ravage, Earth's Vitality (Vital Strength of the Earth)
• What does the 2nd choice in Farmers Seek the Dahan for Aid modify: a Ravage Step, a Ravage Card, or Ravage Actions?
  Read "the next normal Ravage becomes a Build" as "the next normal Ravage Card (even on a future turn) becomes a Build Card".

  The step is still the Ravage Step, so anything that specifically happens before, during, or after the Ravage Step will still happen at its normal time (but no Build Step effects will apply). Nevertheless, the resolved Invader card will obey all Build Card rules (both normal and Adversary-driven), cause Build Actions, etc.

  See New Nomenclature Roundup for a list of how to read ambiguous older game items.
  Tags: Ravage, Build, Farmers Seek the Dahan for Aid, Kingdom of Scotland, 3 more...
• Under “Ravage Timing” on p. 7 of the Jagged Earth rulebook, it mentions “modifiers to individual Invader Damage” happen first, and “per-land modifiers” only happen afterwards. Why is this relevant? What are some examples of individual vs. land modifiers?
  It's relevant when every Invader in a land has been rendered harmless (via Strife, or reducing its individual Damage to 0) — drawing an Event Card like Destroy the Unnatural (which does +3 total Damage in certain lands) won't increase the Damage from 0 to 3.

  Individual modifiers are things like “Cities deal +3 Damage”, Mesmerized Tranquility (“Each Invader deals -1 damage”), or Strife tokens. Per-land modifiers are things like Destroy the Unnatural (above), or anything which says “Invaders deal +N Damage (per land) …”
  Tags: Strife, Damage, Ravage, Mesmerized Tranquility, 17 more...
• If a Ravage is prevented <i>(by, e.g., A Year of Perfect Stillness or Choke the Land with Green)</i> do the Dahan still fight back?
  No. See 'Ravage' on p. 9 of the rulebook.

  There are many other ways the Ravage can be prevented entirely. Note that Defense by itself does not prevent the Ravage, just reduces the damage.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Ravage, Dahan, Choke the Land with Green (A Spread of Rampant Green), A Year of Perfect Stillness (Vital Strength of the Earth), 1 more...
• When a Ravage changes which pieces are in other lands, can that cause additional Ravages from the current Ravage Card?
  No. Determine which lands will Ravage before resolving any of those Ravages. A land with no Invaders at this point won't Ravage even if Invaders are later added or moved there. However:

  • If a land already has Invaders participating in Ravage, the new Invaders will also participate in that Ravage. Depending on how well the land is Defended and how many Dahan are present, this could be good (more Invaders destroyed in the counterattack) or bad (the Ravage now adds Blight from the extra Damage). You can resolve the two Ravages in whichever order is more advantageous.
  • If there's another Ravage Card this turn, that card can now cause Ravages in any matching lands that are no longer empty.

  This applies both to lands that "naturally" match the Ravage Card (e.g., a Jungle when the Ravage Card is Sands+Jungles) and to lands that match the Ravage Card due to an extra effect (e.g., lands with 3+ Explorers against the Tsardom of Russia Level 3+). Thus, for instance, against the Tsardom of Russia level 3+, if a Ravage pushes an Explorer by the Level 2 effect A Sense for Impending Disaster, it will not cause a Ravage to happen by the Level 3 effect Competition Among Hunters from the same card, but can cause a Ravage from a following Ravage Card added by the Level 5 effect Entrench in the Face of Fear.

  Explore and Build Cards work similarly, albeit without the concern around the amount of Damage.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Ravage, Ordering, Do not participate in Ravage, Tsardom of Russia, 3 more...
• When Invader Damage Dahan, and it is boosted by Badlands, does the boost need to be applied efficiently?
  Yes.

  In general, Badlands damage boosts follow the restrictions of the damage they are boosting.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Badlands, Ravage, Dahan
• Does Defend guard both the land and Dahan? Eg, if the Invaders attack for 3 Damage in a land with Defend 2, does the Defend 2 block damage to both the land and the Dahan?
  Yes. The Defend 2 will reduce the 3 damage to 1, which is then applied to both the land and the Dahan. (And is not enough to add Blight / destroy a Dahan.)

  A few Powers treat damage to Dahan and to the land differently: Concealing Shadows will only protect the Dahan, for instance.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Defend, Ravage
• If an effect changes when Dahan deal Damage in Ravage (e.g., Words of Warning), is that Damage in addition to or instead of the normal Damage after Invaders?
  Instead of. Each Dahan only deals Damage once.
  Tags: Ravage, Timing, Action Modifiers, Engage on Their Own Terms, 5 more...

Power Cards

• How does Voice of Command interact with Events that boost Invader damage or count Invaders?
  Events usually interact with "sides" (attacker vs counterattacker):

  • Boosts to total Invader Damage only benefit the Invaders' side - not the Explorers fighting alongside Dahan.
  • Boosts to "Invader Damage against Dahan" (Xenophobia) apply to damage done to the Dahan side - it doesn't matter if the damage is allocated to Dahan or Explorers.
  • Events counting the number of Invaders Ravaging (Fearful Mobs) count the pieces on the Invader's side - so not the Explorers. (A strict reading would count them, but this is wording for the normal case)

  (The last works differently from Badlands, which care about whether damage is actually done to Dahan pieces.)
  Tags: Ravage, Voice of Command, Fearful Mobs, Xenophobia, 3 more...
• What happens when Invaders Ravage in a land with a Badlands affected by Voice of Command? Can Badlands damage that would normally be done to Dahan be assigned to Explorers?
  The Explorers are still considered Invaders - boosting Damage done to them does not count as boosting Damage to Dahan.

  Voice of Command changes what "side" the Explorers are fighting on during Ravage (from "attackers" to "counterattackers"), but does not change what type of pieces the Explorers are, which is what Badlands cares about.
  (Discussion elsewhere) (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Badlands, Ravage, Voice of Command
• With Voice of Command, can Explorers take Damage from Towns/Cities? How does distributing damage work when you have a mixed group of Dahan and Explorers?
  Yes, Explorers can take Damage. You can destroy Explorers before Dahan. (And will usually want to do so.)

  You can also mix-and-match - destroy an Explorer or two, then deal damage to a Dahan - if for some reason you want to leave some Explorers alive.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Dahan, Explorer, Ravage, Damage, 1 more...

Spirits and Innate Powers

• Does hitting both the first and second thresholds of Downpour's 'Rain and Mud Suppress Conflict' reduce Dahan counterattack damage to 0 in Downpour's lands?
  No. The total counterattack damage is reduced, not the damage per Dahan. (You can intuitively think of it as Defend that also protects the Invaders from the Dahan.)
  Tags: Ravage, Defend, Rain and Mud Suppress Conflict (Downpour Drenches the World)
• With Unnerving Pall (from Shroud of Silent Mist), when do you choose which Invaders are participating in the Ravage? When the card is played, or at the time of the Ravage? What if new damaged Invaders move in?
  At the time of the Ravage Step / Ravage Action. It's not clearly worded, but the Power is modifying the land, much like when Dahan get +Health in a particular land.
  Tags: Ravage, Do not participate in Ravage, Unnerving Pall (Shroud of Silent Mist)
• Can Invader Actions happen in a place that isn't a land (e.g., in The Endless Dark)?
  No. If a Power would cause an Invader Action there (e.g., Manifest Incarnation causing a Ravage), skip that instruction because it can't be resolved.
  Tags: Ravage, Build, Blur the Arc of Years (Fractured Days Split the Sky), Manifest Incarnation, 4 more...