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Title: Saruman, Of Many Colours
Post by: OneFathom on September 24, 2008, 08:12:21 AM
The game text of Saruman, Of Many Colours does not specify WHEN the strength modifier ends.  Are we supposed to assume it is until the start of the regroup phase or only when Saruman is on the field?  Can someone clarify?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Saruman, Of Many Colours
Post by: SomeRandomDude on September 24, 2008, 09:30:12 AM
Only while he's on the field. Once a card is gone, its effect isn't there anymore (this isn't MtG, in LotR, effects ARE directly linked to the card).
Title: Re: Saruman, Of Many Colours
Post by: Thranduil on September 24, 2008, 01:19:18 PM
It ends only when the source of it disappears. While Saruman is on the table, his text is active and therefore the strength modifier applies. If Saruman died, his text would no longer be active and therefore the modifier disappears.

Thranduil
Title: Re: Saruman, Of Many Colours
Post by: SomeRandomDude on September 24, 2008, 01:20:24 PM
It ends only when the source of it disappears. While Saruman is on the table, his text is active and therefore the strength modifier applies. If Saruman died, his text would no longer be active and therefore the modifier disappears.

Thranduil

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Title: Re: Saruman, Of Many Colours
Post by: King89 on September 24, 2008, 01:32:05 PM
..effects ARE directly linked to the card).

it depends on how the card clarified it's owen game text. if you take e.g. "radagast, the brown", the move limit is +1 until the end of the fellowship player's turn. (until he or she reconcycles) independent his will be killed in ths round or not. if radagst dies in the same round when he was played you could also play an other copy of him in regroup phase with "sent back" to make the move limit +2 and so on...

but back to topic: sure you are right ;)

Title: Re: Saruman, Of Many Colours
Post by: TheJord on September 24, 2008, 01:45:26 PM
Move limit is the only game mechanic that remains affected, regardless of whether the effect ceases to be active.

Just think of Saruman, Of Many Colours as a minion version of the site Doors of Durin