Michael Mcglen and Hard Bodied?

By nyrangers910, in Arkham Horror Second Edition

For Mcglens Hard body ability can you use it once per phase or once per turn????

nyrangers910 said:

For Mcglens Hard body ability can you use it once per phase or once per turn????

It is a continuous effect. You use it once per "source." Any time he would lose stamina from anywhere, it is reduced by one.

By the way, it is "strong body" - not "hard body." The hard body is reserved for Jenny Barnes.

ColtsFan76 said:

By the way, it is "strong body" - not "hard body." The hard body is reserved for Jenny Barnes.

HEYOOOOOOO

LOL at Jenny "Hard Body" Barnes. gran_risa.gif

Anyways, regarding Michael's ability, I've always had some difficulties accepting that he can get 3 Clues from "Blood Magic" Environment turn after turn without fear of being ever devoured. We play it so that he loses 1 less Stamina from the total he'd otherwise lose (which I believe is the correct way), but this leaves him always at 1 Stamina in the end - and sometimes the Environment can stay in play for 10 turns or so. It really feels broken.

-Villain

That's how I play it: -1 from the total. Sure it seems exploitable, but if the card's out for 10 turns then you just got lucky. With enough expansions mixed in, you'll rarely see that card anymore.

where did you get the one source thing from?

nyrangers910 said:

where did you get the one source thing from?

His ability says that all stamina losses are reduced by 1, but says nothing about turns. If he gets hit with stamina loss multiple times, no matter what the period of time between them, he reduces 1 point from each loss.