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Old 12-03-2012, 01:39 AM   #1
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Default Comrades and abilities ( Conan)

Comrade Balthus card says that I counts as a Warrior. Does it mean I can use Warrior ability? Or it is just only about monsters reaction?
And can I use "not for Warrior" items myself, when Balthus is in combat.

The same thing about other Comrades and other Class/Birthright.
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Old 12-03-2012, 04:24 AM   #2
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They count for monster reaction and if they say they can carry items for you then they may carry "usable by warrrior only" items. It does not give you the "abilities".
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Old 12-03-2012, 04:36 AM   #3
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chrismalenurse, I think you might be partially wrong about the Comrades. The cards do mention stuff about counting yourself as various classes. Comrade: Balthus, for example, makes you count yourself as a Warrior. I think this means you can use Warrior-only Items and can't use Items that can't be used by Warriors. Reactions of monsters do still count too, of course. You can also choose to omit Comrades from the combat if they would cause the monsters to be powered up, though.

I might be reading to much into the wording of counting as a Warrior, though...
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Old 12-03-2012, 05:12 AM   #4
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if it were written "monsters react to you as a Warrior", I would not have issues.

but what exactly meant "you counts as a Warrior"?

I hope for an official answer.
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Old 12-03-2012, 05:54 AM   #5
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Yeah, it might actually be the case that you get the abilities too, now that I think about it. The Casting Couch means you are treated like a Wizard, which gives you access to the Wizard abilities.

Is counting as a Class the same as being treated as a Class? I'm not sure... I do doubt they are the same, as the intent of that text on the Comrades seems more to just be referring to monster reactions, given the way the rules describe them. It would also mean you need to remember what all the abilities of all the Classes are, as they aren't written on the Comrade cards (which is something I hate about Casting Couch, but it's in the FAQ).
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Old 12-03-2012, 08:25 AM   #6
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Comrades do not give you Class abilities such as Berserking or the Charm Spell.
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Old 12-03-2012, 11:17 AM   #7
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thusly, the phrase "You counts as a Warrior" should be read as "Monsters react to you as a Warrior" or "Monsters react to him as a Warrior?"
Maybe this is errata?
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Old 12-03-2012, 11:21 AM   #8
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It's not errata, because you can still use Class-only Itens.
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Old 12-03-2012, 02:01 PM   #9
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It's not errata, because you can still use Class-only Itens.
I'm not sure about that any more either. Upon rereading the card, I notice that Comrade: Balthus only makes you count yourself as a Warrior if he is in the combat. That means, by literal interpretation, that outside combat, you are not counted as a Warrior, and you cannot equip items that only a Warrior can use outside of combat.

I agree it's not errata, though. Just perhaps an ambiguous term.
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