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Turning cleric ability question

I was playing a game yesterday and came upon this situation.

Player Level 7 Cleric was fighting a Level 10 Undead. The player had a Warrior class card in hand. The player used Turning and discarded a card to get a +3 bonus so that the player was level 10. Then the player decided to stop being a Cleric and instead be a Warrior so that the player would win ties.

The argument was:
A) When the player ceased being a Cleric, the Turning ability was un-powered and no longer valid, so the player became a level 7 Warrior.
B) The player's discarded card is a constant representation of a +3 bonus as it powered the Turning ability. The player for that combat became a level 10 Warrior.

We decided to go with A. What is the correct decision?

Re: Turning cleric ability question

The correct answer is B. If you've already paid for a bonus, you get to keep it.

Re: Turning cleric ability question

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Originally Posted by Rev. Pee Kitty (Post 1009116)

The correct answer is B. If you've already paid for a bonus, you get to keep it.

We even covered it in the FAQ years ago (I'll quote the relevant bit below). It's a great place to find information if you need a quick answer.

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Originally Posted by The FAQ

Q. If somebody changes your Race or Class during combat (such as with a Curse), does that change your combat bonuses?
A. Yes. If you quit being an Elf, you can no longer get a bonus from Elf-only items, and so on. You can never get the benefit of two Races or two Classes in one combat unless you have a special card that allows it. Powers driven by discards are an exception, however. If a Warrior had already discarded a card to get a +1 combat bonus, and then stopped being a Warrior, he would keep the bonus, but wouldn't be able to discard any more cards for the Warrior bonus. Yes, this rule can be used to the player's advantage. Hee hee.

Re: Turning cleric ability question

Ah, shoot, I was reading the FAQ, but missed that one. Thank you very much for referencing it for me.

Re: Turning cleric ability question

The problem, of course, is figuring out what constitutes a general case and a specific case. Turning and Berserking fall under that answer's general case, even though the berserking ability is called out specifically.