Is "Dead" a monster Enhancer?

[All_Thumbs]

We were playing epic tonight, and when I kicked down the door the 2 cards I drew were the Mighty Germ (Level 3) and "Dead." I know that monster enhancers like +10 or -5 would apply to the monster, but I'm not sure if this is considered an enhancer. Does "Dead" apply to the Germ, or may I put "Dead" into my hand and fight the Germ?

Does it matter that I was a Halfling and could merely stomp it dead?

And along the same lines, would "Out to Lunch" work the same as "Dead?" ... whatever way that ends up being, lol.

[MunchkinMan]

Dead is not a Monster Enhancer, nor is Out To Lunch, so in an epic game, these would go into your hand should they show up when drawn with a Monster.

[All_Thumbs]

Thanks! I would have won the game if we'd played it that way, lol.

[All_Thumbs]

Now I'm confused as to which cards ARE enhancers, other than the ones that say +/- on them.

In this thread it says that Friendly is a monster enhancer.

Are there others that don't say +/- on them? (I'm playing with Munchkin and Unnatural Axe right now.)

Edit - sorry, I guess I don't know how to link to that thread...

Edit 2 - still didn't work.

[RL]

Originally Posted by All_Thumbs

In [URL=http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=51569[/URL] it says that Friendly is a monster enhancer.

Edit - sorry, I guess I don't know how to link to that thread...

Take out the trailing "[/URL" (leave the final "]") and the link will work. The closing tag is only needed if you have text for the link.

[Quotencommon]

While we're on the subject, is "Narrow Minded" a monster enhancer? It certainly seems to be, but it does not give a direct, unquestionable +whatever bonus to the monster.

[MunchkinMan]

A Monster Enhancer is a door card that gives a bonus or penalty to a Monster. This is specifically called out in the rules:

Originally Posted by The Rules

Certain cards, called monster enhancers, raise or lower the combat strength of individual monsters. (Yes, you can have a negative enhancement.) Monster enhancers may be played by any player during any combat.

In the past Friendly may have been considered a Monster Enhancer, but under the current rules, and the current card wording, it can not be any more.

[All_Thumbs]

Thanks for fixing my link, and clearing up my confusion!