Shadowrun
Shadowrun Play => Rules and such => Topic started by: Sir Ludwig on <11-02-20/1831:32>
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Hello everyone,
Last nights game went well, but we had a question that I want to make sure we played correctly. I had a player want to give an ally 1 Edge (CRB p46). The last sentence, is what created the question.
Player A has 5 edge: (Wants to give Player B an edge)
Player B has 2 edge (but needs 1 more):
The table had two ways it interpreted the rule:
My interpretation:
Player A removes 2 Edge and gives one of the two to Player B.
Resulting:
Player A has 3 edge
Player B has 3 edge.
Another players interpretation:
Player A removes 2 edge and then gives one of his remaining edge to Player B
Resulting:
Player A has 2 edge
Player B has 3 edge.
Just let me know the collectives opinion.
Thanks
SL
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First of all, I'd like to say how much I appreciate a page citation. It makes rules answers so much easier (and more likely to come). So, thank you!
That being said, here's the rule in question:
Give ally 1 Edge: You do something that
offers an advantage for another member
of your team. Take away two of your own
Edge, and give one to a teammate.
I'd like to think that if the intent were B from the original post, then it would have said something like "Discard two of your own Edge, then give another remaining Edge to a teammate."
However, something I've learned since joining Errata is there's no water held in the "if it meant one thing, then it would have said something else" argument.
All I have to go on is what I guess the writer meant. And in my judgement/experience, I presume the intention is you gather up 2 edge from your available pool... and of those two you pulled out one goes to the teammate and one is discarded. That is, I think A from the original post is what's the intent here.
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First of all, I'd like to say how much I appreciate a page citation. It makes rules answers so much easier (and more likely to come). So, thank you!
That being said, here's the rule in question:
Give ally 1 Edge: You do something that
offers an advantage for another member
of your team. Take away two of your own
Edge, and give one to a teammate.
I'd like to think that if the intent were B from the original post, then it would have said something like "Discard two of your own Edge, then give another remaining Edge to a teammate."
However, something I've learned since joining Errata is there's no water held in the "if it meant one thing, then it would have said something else" argument.
All I have to go on is what I guess the writer meant. And in my judgement/experience, I presume the intention is you gather up 2 edge from your available pool... and of those two you pulled out one goes to the teammate and one is discarded. That is, I think A from the original post is what's the intent here.
That particular edge action was mine ... it's A ... both players end up with 3
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SSDR and Banshee,
Thanks for the input. I thought that was the right answer but have several new players I am teaching and want to make sure I am doing it correctly.
Best,
SL