Losing Items in Play

[PriusGuy2004]

Originally Posted by Clipper

Losing and discarding are exactly the same thing. The difference is with the other word in those effects you mentioned, that is the difference between 'Items' and 'cards'.

A card is not an Item until you play it to the table. That's why "Lose an Item" effects can't target cards in your hand, as the cards in your hand do not count as Items yet.

Effects that tell you to discard a card can target your hand as it is full of cards, in addition to those cards you played to the table.

For completeness, effects that tell you to discard a 'Treasure' can also target cards in your hand or the table.

Thanks for the explanation! This helps a lot! So, just as an example, let's say you have to face the Level 14 Insurance Salesman. However, you can't kill him because you don't have enough bonuses to overpower him, and you fail to run away. The "Bad Stuff" says you have to lose 1,000 gold pieces worth of items, but if you don't have that much, lose all you have. This would mean you'd lose any items currently on the table (either in use or carried) only, right? You'd keep the cards you have in your hand. Is this correct?