Siege Engine

[Gidoza]

I don't know where to begin with this. Lots of interpretations at the table as to what the description could mean...hoping for clarifications on this one. Here's some thoughts we came up with.

1. If you only choose whether to ride in the Siege Engine at the beginning of combat, then are you riding in it during non-combat as well? Thus, would it count as a big item at the instant the combat ends, thus forcing you to get rid of one of your big items?

2. The second sentence of the description (that the Siege Engine needn't count as a Big item) does not linguistically or grammatically connect with the first sentence, of riding in it. Does this mean that it is simply an item that is marked as Big that does not count as one?

3. Does the combat bonus of the Siege Engine not apply if one does not ride in it, or does choosing to ride in it only affect one's run away roll and Big item status?

4. Even though the Siege Engine does not count as Big item if one rides in it, is it also the case that it uses up 2 Hands if one rides in it? What if one is not riding in it? (Without it requiring no Hands, the Siege Engine bonus is almost completely pointless unless one happens to have a handless Big item around, or the Coat of Arms.)

5. I'm sure we came up with at least 5 other interpretations of what this card could mean. I don't even remember them anymore. What we did conclude was that the wording on this card was hopelessly beyond ambiguity.



6. In any case, it would be most appreciated if a point-by-point explanation of this use of this card could be provided...

Thanks muchly. :)