Twilight Gate + Ancient Ones

By Kallisti, in CoC Rules Discussion

This was partially covered in another thread, but I wanted to make a new thread on it for the sole purpose of bringing it to the attention of any FFG folks who might want to address it in the FAQ.

Twilight Gate: "Action: Choose a non-Ancient One character card attached to one of your domains as a resource. Put that card into play under your control. If that character is still in play at the end of the phase, attach it to any of your domains as a resource."

FAQ: "A card's text box consists of subtypes and game text relevant to gameplay, including keywords such as Willpower and Fast. A card's cost, title, descriptors, faction symbol, printed card type (i.e., character, support), collector information and flavor text are not considered to be part of the text box. A card attached to a domain as a resource does not have a text box, unless the card has a Zoog resource symbol."

Since "Ancient One" is a subtype, any ancient one character (such as Cthulhu) attached to a domain is no longer an Ancient One character, just a character. So could Twilight Gate could legally choose any character card, ancient one or not, for its effect?

*CLEARLY* the intent of the card is not to allow that, but the rules, as written, allow it.

Your analysis is spot on, and could go either way, depending on how FFG wanted the card to work. Personally, I'd assume Twilight Gate was one of those cards which breaks the rules and you simply select a non-ancient one character.

Otherwise I'd have to accuse my opponent of scumbagging me. gran_risa.gif