Hi. I've always enjoyed this forum for all my Talisman rules questions over the years, but I've finally come up with a question no one has addressed in the past, so I went ahead and created an account in.

With Harbinger, the Priest drew the Flail of Blood. As a cursed object, he obviously has to carry it with him, but there is a dispute about what happens in battle. Which takes presedence, the Flail's "you must roll 2 dice in battle" or the Priest's "you may not use any weapon in battle"? Adding to the confusion, the Priest disription in Talisman:Prologue says "cannot use a weapon in battle", a more strongly-worded denial than "may not".

The Priest can carry any weapon as long as it is not prohibited by his alignment (Having and Using Cards - p16). Restrictions take precedence over orders (Can vs. Cannot - p15), therefore in your example the Priest may not use the Flail in battle, as it is a Weapon!

Thanks. Good to know that Must vs May Not is resloved similar to Can vs Cannot.

Do we have to use this cursed weapon in battle ?
>> As the text says : "You must roll 2 dice.. >> .. whenever you engage in battle ?

Then Flail of blood is sticked to our hands whenever we engage in battle ?

On 30. 3. 2018 at 11:51 PM, stranigie said:

Do we have to use this cursed weapon in battle ?
>> As the text says : "You must roll 2 dice.. >> .. whenever you engage in battle ?

Then Flail of blood is sticked to our hands whenever we engage in battle ?

Yes, if you are not a Priest

The Priest cannot use any Weapon in battle, period.