Violence Aspect (Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares)

Frequently Asked Questions

Effect Rules

• The Violence Aspect and An Ominous Dawn / Waving Resolve both check for Power Cards with specific instructions. Are there any Power Cards that use the specific words but don’t count?
  Yes, the ones that use those words as part of a different instruction – or as part of no instruction at all! The Violence Aspect checks for Powers that actively do Damage or Destroy things, while An Ominous Dawn and Wavering Resolve check for Powers that add Fear, not just reference Fear as a concept.

  The Violence Aspect has no special interactions with Powers that:

  • Change how or how much Damage is done by something else, like Concealing Shadows and Flame's Fury;
  • Save pieces from destruction, like Birds Cry Warning and Flowing and Silent Forms Dart By;
  • Check when pieces are destroyed, like Portents of Disaster;
  • Interact with damaged/destroyed pieces, like Gift of Abundance and Vanish Softly Away, Forgotten by All; or
  • Only include "Damage" or "Destroy" in their reminder text, like Dread Apparitions and Stubborn Solidity

  (Some Power Cards, like Instruments of Their Own Ruin, fit into one or more of the above categories but also Damage or Destroy pieces, so the Violence Aspect can use its extra plays on them.)

  As of the release of Nature Incarnate, there are no Power Cards with the Fear symbol that don’t generate Fear, so An Ominous Dawn and Wavering Resolve have no sneaky exceptions. Also see this FAQ about Gift of Wind-Sped Steps, which has similar conditions, but for Gather and Push.
  Tags: Checking for instructions, Damage, Destroy, Fear, 3 more...
• Can the Violence Aspect use a bonus play for a Power Card that only might deal Damage to or Destroy something, like Veil the Night's Hunt?
  Yes. The Violence Aspect just cares if the Power card has a "Damage" or "Destroy" instruction, whether or not Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares will resolve that instruction later in the turn.

  An Ominous Dawn, Wavering Resolve, and Gift of Wind-Sped Steps work similarly.
  Tags: Checking for instructions, Violence Aspect (Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares), An Ominous Dawn, Wavering Resolve, 0 more...

Event Cards

• Can "Tell the Old Stories" restore Powers forgotten or replaced prior to the start of play? (e.g, Boon of Vigor with the Sunshine Aspect)
  No.
  Tags: Forgetting, Tell the Old Stories, Sunshine Aspect (River Surges in Sunlight), Solidify Echoes of Majesty Past, 5 more...

Power Cards

• When an Aspect starts the game with a Minor Power in its hand, does that Minor Power count as a Unique Power (e.g., for Tell the Old Stories)?
  No, it's still a Minor Power.

  The type of a card never changes, no matter where it starts the game. If you're ever unsure which type a Power Card is, check the back of the card.
  Tags: Tell the Old Stories, Dark Fire Aspect (Shadows Flicker Like Flames), Violence Aspect (Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares), Warrior Aspect (Thunderspeaker), 4 more...

Spirits and Innate Powers

• Does Grinning Trickster's rightmost Growth Option just use the Card Plays revealed on the Presence Track, or does it include modifiers *(eg, Back Against the Wall, or Invader benefit 4 in Powers Long Forgotten)*?
  The printed number on the Plays track. In general, effects that scale via the Energy/Plays on Presence tracks use the printed numbers rather than the amount of Energy or Plays actually usable during a given Spirit Phase, whether or not they explicitly say so.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Growth, Grinning Trickster Stirs Up Trouble, Back Against the Wall, Powers Long Forgotten, 5 more...