"When Claim is Applied"

By Neil Maneck, in 2. AGoT Rules Discussion

In a recent store championship, I did an intrigue challenge which I won by more than 5 STR. My opponent had no cards in hand, and therefore did not have to discard any cards. I played Insidious Scheme. My opponent questioned whether or not I could play Insidious Scheme even though he did not have to satisfy claim. My belief, and the consensus that others agreed with, was that "After claim is applied" refers to the "Apply Claim" step resolving regardless of the actual claim result.

That said, we could find no explicit ruling on this matter and I thought I would toss it to the community for confirmation.

Whoops. Wrong forum. This is a 2.0 question.