Losing icons while in challenge ?

By michaelius, in 2. AGoT Rules Discussion

What happens if a character is declared as attacker in for example military challenge and enemy as his action removes military icon on that character ?

FAQ to the rescue:

If my character loses a military icon in the middle of a military challenge, is that character removed from the challenge?

No. Once a character is in a challenge, it can only be removed from that challenge by an effect that specifically removes the character from a challenge, an effect that removes the character from play, or by an effect that changes control of that character. Gaining or losing icons mid-challenge does not affect the attacking or defending status of that character.

Ya, I tend to think of it like this: The military icon is the hand stamp that gets you in the door, but once you are in the club, it doesnt matter if you wash your hands and the stamp comes off because you are already inside.

dh098017 said:

Ya, I tend to think of it like this: The military icon is the hand stamp that gets you in the door, but once you are in the club, it doesnt matter if you wash your hands and the stamp comes off because you are already inside.

Hehe, that works.