King in Pink vs. Psychic

[thenicnet]

Playing a combined game of Cthulhu and Space Munchkin we ran into an issue.
One of the players was a Psychic Class (Space) which enables him to discard a card at any time even during combat. He was fighting against a Starfish (Space), but more importantly against a The King in Pink (Cthulhu).

With three cards in his hand before trying to run from the King in Pink, he felt he could use his Psychic ability 3 times to discard all the cards in his hand and basically negate the effects of The King in Pink.

Is this a legal maneuver? It does not say how many times this ability can be used at once.

Love the game... sorry if this has already been answered.

[Mister Ed]

Not familiar with the effects of The King in Pink, but as far as I can tell there is no limit on how often you can use the Psychic ability, so I'd say he should definitely be able to drain his hand by using it. Without knowing what exactly it says on The King in Pink, I can't say whether he should be able to do so BEFORE those effects take place.

[thenicnet]

Originally Posted by Mister Ed

Not familiar with the effects of The King in Pink, but as far as I can tell there is no limit on how often you can use the Psychic ability, so I'd say he should definitely be able to drain his hand by using it. Without knowing what exactly it says on The King in Pink, I can't say whether he should be able to do so BEFORE those effects take place.

The King in Pink Bad Stuff:
Forces you to loose a level for every card in your hand.

[Mister Ed]

Then there shouldn't be any problem with discarding everything using the Psychic power before that happens. Just do it after you decide you can't win, and before rolling to Run Away.

[thenicnet]

Originally Posted by Mister Ed

Then there shouldn't be any problem with discarding everything using the Psychic power before that happens. Just do it after you decide you can't win, and before rolling to Run Away.

Darn it... you weren't supposed to side with him! I'm waiting to see if I can get an official answer on this. Thank you for the answers though.

[MunchkinMan]

There is no general rule that prevents you from making any legal move during combat. If you have an ability that lets you discard cards during combat you may use it, and just because a Monster has Bad Stuff that relies on the cards in your hand has nothing to do with preventing you from using that ability unless it says so. King In Pink says nothing about preventing a player from using any of his available discarding abilities. And, that's the official word.