Duplicate keywords?

By ktei2008, in 2. AGoT Rules Discussion

Scenario: Opponent uses Lost Oasis to give a stealth character another stealth. I kneel 1 influence and use Arya to choose that character and steal that stealth.

Question: Does this mean that character still has stealth because Arya only steals one? Can a character have duplicates of keywords like deadly, stealth, etc.?

Thank you guys.

ktei2008 said:

Question: Does this mean that character still has stealth because Arya only steals one? Can a character have duplicates of keywords like deadly, stealth, etc.?

Effects that give/remove keywords work just like effects that give/remove icons or add/subtract STR. You add up all of the different modifying effects, the apply the result. So in your scenario, 1 Stealth (printed) + 1 Stealth (Oasis) - 1 Stealth (Arya) = 1 Stealth. The character would still be able to bypass stuff.

ktom said:

ktei2008 said:

Question: Does this mean that character still has stealth because Arya only steals one? Can a character have duplicates of keywords like deadly, stealth, etc.?

Characters can have duplicates of keywords (eg, a character with Stealth can gain Stealth "again"). It doesn't have any impact on game play - for example, a character who has Stealth "twice" can still only bypass 1 character when attacking - other than, as you have found for yourself, putting together all the different effects that can grant or remove keywords.

Effects that give/remove keywords work just like effects that give/remove icons or add/subtract STR. You add up all of the different modifying effects, the apply the result. So in your scenario, 1 Stealth (printed) + 1 Stealth (Oasis) - 1 Stealth (Arya) = 1 Stealth. The character would still be able to bypass stuff.

Crystal clear. Thank you!

I am sorry to hijack this thread. I am a new player of GoT LCG and i am still struggling to understand the rules.

I have read on the core rule set that "Duplicates have no text, titles, or traits." (p.19). Isn't stealth a trait? From my limited understanding Aria would remove stealth from that character, no matter if he had a duplicate or not.

The original question here is whether a character can have two of the same keyword. While none are printed that way, you could give a stealthy character stealth, or a deadly character deadly. In this case, the question pertained to "Duplicate keywords" not "keywords on duplicates".

Thank you for clarification.