Mean Medicine

[Ducallan]

Mean Medicine is an item, since it has a GP value, so it can be played to the table (but would give no bonus unless Cheat!-ed in).

From the text, I would assume that once it has been used on a hireling, it remains attached to that hireling and cannot be sold, but I’d like an official ruling on that.

Is it still even considered an item, for all intents and purposes? I can’t see how it could be stolen or traded either.

Lastly, would it add the the value of a hireling that can be sold (not that I play with any sets that have a hireling like that)?

[Andrew Hackard]

I'm going to start off by saying that this is kind of a weird card, so it's possible I may re-evaluate these decisions later (and it's also possible there are similar cards that we've ruled differently in the past -- throwing that out there for the "gotcha" crowd).

Originally Posted by Ducallan

Mean Medicine is an item, since it has a GP value, so it can be played to the table (but would give no bonus unless Cheat!-ed in).

It specifically says it must be played on a Hireling, so you can't play it by itself at all.[/quote]

Originally Posted by Ducallan

From the text, I would assume that once it has been used on a hireling, it remains attached to that hireling and cannot be sold, but I’d like an official ruling on that.

That's the way I would interpret it. You can sell it from your hand, however.

Originally Posted by Ducallan

Lastly, would it add the the value of a hireling that can be sold (not that I play with any sets that have a hireling like that)?

Yes, you could sell the two cards together.

[Ducallan]

Thanks for the quick and clear response!

I don’t have the card in front of me, but I would guess that Smart Pills have the same text and therefore the same restrictions on being brought into play?