I didn't see anything in the CRRG about this card.

Play this card after a hero searches. That hero tests . If he passes, draw 1 Overlord card.

If he fails, he becomes a monkey until the end of his next turn. Take 1 of his hero tokens as a reminder.

Monkeys cannot roll defense dice (except to test an attribute), have a Speed of 5, and cannot attack for any reason.

I recently bought this and have yet to use it. I intend to use it on Trenloe and Logan. I am wondering if their hero abilities are still usable. I assume both of their heroic feats are nullified by the last phrase.

Basically it seems to come down to whether the text on the card is indicating what the hero can do, or what he can't do. " becomes a monkey" seems quite unique, but if there is anything to which to compare it, I am very interested.

REALLY it boils down to... can I finally immobilize Logan!? Oh man, I just want to see the look on my buddy's face...

Well, Logan isn't immobilized by Curse of the Monkey God. If anything, he becomes even faster, going from speed 4 to speed 5. If you intended to hit him with some other Immobilize effect, his immunity to the Immobilize condition remains.

As for Trenloe, his heroic ability remains in effect while he is a monkey. When attacked he will still have 1 shield. Defence dice do not have to be rolled in order to receive shields from other sources.

In other words, becoming a monkey is a thematic description - it has no gameplay ramifications to heroic abilities/feats or class abilities.

Yup. I'm with charmy. The card outlines what makes monkeys different than heroes (what a hero CAN'T do while a monkey). The stuff that is not mentioned remains unchanged.

Monkeys can search, rest, move, use skills (that don't involve attacking), etc.

I see. Thanks for the response. I was thinking more along the lines of the crowd control of a Blizzard (WoW) mage "sheeping" somebody. I tend to have that problem until things are explained.

On 11/15/2017 at 11:24 AM, NewKevlar said:

" becomes a monkey" seems quite unique...

It's from the previous version of descent, sadly you don't get a monkey token this time around