Q. Can an investigator benefit from both the Storm of Spirits Spell and a Weapon Asset?
A. No. The Storm of Spirits Spell allows an investigator to resolve a Lore test in place of the Strength test during a Combat Encounter. If he does, bonuses to his Strength do not apply to the Lore test. However, bonuses to the investigator's Lore apply to the test.
When resolving a Combat Encounter, you may resolve a Lore test in place of the Strength test, using the same modifier.
What is the reasoning behind this ruling, as it contradicts the text on the card (which has not received an errata)?
To me, this clearly reads that modifiers that would have applied to the Strength test for this Combat Encounter are applied to the Lore test instead. Thematically, I would argue that it should be errata'd so that bonuses to Combat Encounters remain, while general "+X Strength " effects do not apply.
A debate that arose in a previous game I have been unable to find an answer to in the Errata/FAQ document.
Conjuration Spell
Test Lore +1. If you pass, you may gain 1 Item or Trinket Asset from the reserve with value equal to or less than your test result.
2+: All of your wishes materialize before your eyes. You may gain any number of Item or Trinket Assets from the reserve with total value equal to or less than your test result.
I argue that you use the 2+ result in place of the effect on the front.
The other player argued that you resolve the front effect, then additionally resolve the effect on the back.
Normally, these types of effects would use the word instead to indicate that the 2+ effect would superseded the effect on the front, which this card does not do. I have been unable to find a rule that supports my position, even though it clearly seems to be what was intended. Should this version of the Conjuration spell be given errata, or does it truly grant both effects when cast?
Edited by Muspellsheimr