Ruling Questions

[MunchkinMan]

Originally Posted by SmokeRulz

Yes, if a Thief is powerful enough to kill the Lawyers, he can do it. If he is not strong enough, then he can do the trade instead. Running away is also an option if you don't wish to do the treasure trade, and I don't think the Lawyers will pursue the Thief, so running away would be automatic. I'd let one of the moderators confirm this, though.

Originally Posted by Andrew Hackard

Once a Thief makes the decision to attack the Lawyer, he can no longer exercise the "draw Treasure instead" option. The Lawyer is not a forgiving creature.

I'm returning Andrew's favor and overruling him! Okay, I'm only doing it because he's mistaken here, and I'm not just being petty. A Thief CAN NOT fight the Lawyer. The Lawyer clearly states that it will not attack a Thief. This is no different than the Amazon, who will not attack female characters. The Lawyer will leave the combat immediately when facing a Thief, while giving the Thief an opportunity to discard two Treasures (in play or from your hand) for two new Treasures that will go in the Thief's hand. I repeat: The Thief does not get to choose whether he will fight the Lawyer, but he can choose whether to do the discarding deal. In answer to the original question: The Thief can't Run Away from the Lawyer, since the Lawyer is discarded once a Thief is present in the combat. If the Lawyer was the only Monster, then combat is over, unless someone wants to add a new Monster by playing a Monster from their hand with Wandering Monster. Regardless, the Thief will always be allowed to choose to make that "deal" before combat can continue.