[Sir Ludwig]

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
 

[Stainless Steel Devil Rat]

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.

[Banshee]

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

[Sir Ludwig]

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