Simple question: does Burning Bridges prevent unique cards to be saved with a duplicate?

Burning Bridges: Int Gambit. Players cannot trigger abilities on character, location and attachment cards in play.

I think yes, because duplicates give the card the triggered ability to save herself by discarding the dupe and the plot card prevents character, location and attachments triggered abilities

thorin_81 said:

ok, thanks.

Revisiting Burning Bridges: Players cannot trigger abilities on character, location, and attachment cards in play.

Three characters in play:

I am Baratheon. I have a Robert Baratheon (Lord trait) in play, and Ser Parmen Crane ( Lord characters you control gain: "Response: Kneel 1 influence to save this character from being killed.") Ser Parmen has a duplicate.

Opponent has Thoros of Myr (Brotherhood Renown. If you have no power on your House card, Thoros of Myr gains: "Response: Kneel Thoros of Myr and discard a power from a character you control to save a Brotherhood character from being killed.").

During the plot phase, opponent flips Burning Bridges, and I flip Valar Morgulis.

Who can be saved?

1. Ser Parmen, because he has a duplicate.

2. Robert, because he has gained a save ability not part of his own text.

3. The Mad Huntsman, using Thoros's ability, because Thoros has gained a save ability.

All 3, because gained abilities (which include saves by dupes) have been ruled to be usable while Burning Bridges is revealed.

Khudzlin said:

But the email reply from ffg (Jan.9,2012):

Since it does not say "printed," Burning Bridges refers to all triggered abilities, gained abilities included. Gained abilities are still considered "on" the card, they are just not "printed" on the card.

snowfrost said:

snowfrost said:

God. Why hold out for 10 months?

Does FFG not read these forums???

Honestly, what do you think?

So, what is the official one??

On=printed?

So, no official ruling / consensus?

Without receiving an official errata or clarification of ktom's opinion, I plan to keep using the last official ruling by ktom of:

Burning Bridges doesn't affect dupes, Burning Bridges doesn't affect gained text.

I don't understand how the AGOT community as a whole can be expected to fundamentally change how we play a plot based on someone receiving a personal email from an FFG employee.

jmccarthy said:

Well, it happens all the time. If somebody receives an answer from FFG, he posts it on the forums, and that answer is usually considered the valid interpretation until the question is addressed in the FAQ. It is customary, or at least preferred, to post the email exchange in its entirety, though, especially if it topples a longstanding ruling like in this case.

I have asked Nate French for confirmation and as expected he has answered :

"I'm not sure how the contrary email was released, but "on" should mean "printed on." I made this same ruling at worlds, not even aware that a contrary rule was out there."

So, we can still use duplicates.

Bolzano said:

Thank you very much for clearing that up.