Warlock's Cave vs. Dragon King's scale

By HAYLADY, in Talisman Rules Questions

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My group's understanding of the Warlock's Quest rules is that when you complete the conditions of the quest (losing a life, discarding an item, etc.) you immediately are teleported to the Warlock's Cave to receive your reward and end your turn.

The Dragon rules seem to muddy that a bit, since you not only can encounter enemies on that space, you could also encounter dragon scales.

1.) If you teleport to the Warlock's Cave after completing a quest, and an enemy is face up on the the space, do you encounter that enemy first before you receive your reward? If yes, and you lose the battle/psychic combat, do you still receive your reward?

2.) The Dragon King rules state that you must encounter a dragon scale that matches the king on any space you land on. Additionally, when you encounter a dragon scale, the rules indicate that you do not then encounter the space. If you meet the conditions to complete a Warlock's Quest, but the Dragon King's scale is on the Warlock's Cave, which one takes precedence?

2.a) If the Dragon King's scale takes precedence, thus not allowing you to encounter the space and receive your quest reward, would the player who meets the conditions to complete the quest still lose a life, discard an item, etc., and teleport to that space to encounter the scale? Or would the quest completion and teleportation only happen when the Dragon Crown passes to another dragon lord, thus freeing the character up to encounter the Warlock's Cave space?

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HAYLADY said:

My group's understanding of the Warlock's Quest rules is that when you complete the conditions of the quest (losing a life, discarding an item, etc.) you immediately are teleported to the Warlock's Cave to receive your reward and end your turn.

The Dragon rules seem to muddy that a bit, since you not only can encounter enemies on that space, you could also encounter dragon scales.

1.) If you teleport to the Warlock's Cave after completing a quest, and an enemy is face up on the the space, do you encounter that enemy first before you receive your reward? If yes, and you lose the battle/psychic combat, do you still receive your reward?

2.) The Dragon King rules state that you must encounter a dragon scale that matches the king on any space you land on. Additionally, when you encounter a dragon scale, the rules indicate that you do not then encounter the space. If you meet the conditions to complete a Warlock's Quest, but the Dragon King's scale is on the Warlock's Cave, which one takes precedence?

2.a) If the Dragon King's scale takes precedence, thus not allowing you to encounter the space and receive your quest reward, would the player who meets the conditions to complete the quest still lose a life, discard an item, etc., and teleport to that space to encounter the scale? Or would the quest completion and teleportation only happen when the Dragon Crown passes to another dragon lord, thus freeing the character up to encounter the Warlock's Cave space?

1) No. You do not encounter any cards or players in the space at all. Once you have completed your quest, you are teleported to the Warlock's Cave and given a Talisman (or Quest Reward). Your turn then immediately ends.

2) The same as the first answer. You do not encounter any dragon scales either. You only follow the dragon scale rule when you land on the Warlock's Cave as part of your normal movement. i.e.you roll a 4 from the Temple and land on the Warlock's Cave.

2a) Not applicable (see above).

Ell.

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That makes sense, and is a very simple solution. Thanks for your help!