Steal a Hireling

Grax · 03-01-2011, 07:25 AM

The new rules Replace the old rules. The most current rendition of the rules along with the FAQ and individual rulings on the Forums are, from everything I have read, observed, and over heard, are the current munchkin law.

MunchkinMan · 03-01-2011, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Grax

The new rules Replace the old rules. The most current rendition of the rules along with the FAQ and individual rulings on the Forums are, from everything I have read, observed, and over heard, are the current munchkin law.

Yes, but apparently the new rules say two different things on the same page. . . Andrew needs to answer this one, unless I'm forgetting already discussing this internally.

RevBob · 03-01-2011, 01:49 PM

It looks like some old text from the original Need for Steed rules made its way into the new sheet, despite having previously been marked as errata. As the De-Ranged rules came out later in both cases and are consistent both internally and with the old NFS errata, I would go with "the Hireling's stuff is lost" pending an official ruling.

Andrew Hackard · 03-01-2011, 05:10 PM

Bob is correct. If you discard the Hireling, you lose anything he is carrying.

gmsa84 · 03-10-2011, 11:54 AM

From Munchkin 4 and 5 rules:

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• If your Hireling is killed, you loot the body yourself and keep
the items.

Is this rule wrong too, or in this specific case you CAN keep the items? What would kill a Hireling besides the Kill a Hireling GUAL card?

Thanks.

uttwich · 03-10-2011, 12:04 PM

The only other way that I know of for a Hireling to die is if you sacrifice it after failing your run away roll.

gmsa84 · 03-10-2011, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by gmsa84

From Munchkin 4 and 5 rules:

Quote:

• If your Hireling is killed, you loot the body yourself and keep
the items.

Is this rule wrong too, or in this specific case you CAN keep the items?

In other words, would I always loose the item carried by a Hireling, regardless of the reason why I lost possession of it (i.e. either being killed, transferred to another player, lost by a curse, sacrificed to automatic escape)?

Thanks

MunchkinMan · 03-10-2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gmsa84

Is this rule wrong too, or in this specific case you CAN keep the items? What would kill a Hireling besides the Kill a Hireling GUAL card?

No, the rule is not wrong. I'm not in a position to search through all the cards in the database to tell you all the ways a Hireling can be killed, however. Even if there is only one possible way, it doesn't matter: The rule is there and its correct.

gmsa84 · 03-10-2011, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MunchkinMan

No, the rule is not wrong. I'm not in a position to search through all the cards in the database to tell you all the ways a Hireling can be killed, however. Even if there is only one possible way, it doesn't matter: The rule is there and its correct.

So according to your answer, if we think on:

- Sacrificing a Hireling to run away;
- Loosing possession of a Hireling to another player;
- Discarding a Hireling due to a Curse;
- The Hireling gets killed.

The only case in which the owner can keep the item being carried by a Hireling is when the Hireling gets killed. Is this right?

03-01-2011, 07:25 AM	#1
Grax Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Dallas TX	Re: Steal a Hireling The new rules Replace the old rules. The most current rendition of the rules along with the FAQ and individual rulings on the Forums are, from everything I have read, observed, and over heard, are the current munchkin law.

03-01-2011, 01:49 PM	#3
RevBob Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Here on the perimeter, there are no stars	Re: Steal a Hireling It looks like some old text from the original *Need for Steed* rules made its way into the new sheet, despite having previously been marked as errata. As the *De-Ranged* rules came out later in both cases and are consistent both internally and with the old NFS errata, I would go with "the Hireling's stuff is lost" pending an official ruling. __________________ Find me at @RevBobTnJ * Goodreads Looking for a St. Aosbczkcs medal.

03-01-2011, 05:10 PM	#4
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03-10-2011, 12:04 PM	#6
uttwich Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Flower Mound, TX	Re: Steal a Hireling The only other way that I know of for a Hireling to die is if you sacrifice it after failing your run away roll.