Do sex change penalties ever cancel out?

Julian · 09-01-2010, 04:38 AM

Let's say I'm wearing the Unnatural Axe shirt while playing Munchkin. As it says in the rules for the shirt, changing or removing the shirt will change my sex. Now let's say someone else plays a curse on me which forces me to change sex, and puts me at -5 for my next combat. If I remove the shirt immediately afterward, and go back to my original sex, does that get rid of the combat penalty, or would I then be at -10 for my next combat?

darksaba · 09-01-2010, 04:52 AM

Thats an interesting idea.
I'd say if you change sex twice then you're at -10 for your next combat. Why? Because the rules say you are at -5 for taking your shirt off and -5 for getting cursed. AFIK nowhere do they say "you are at -5 to your next combat unless you change sex back again"
While it might make sense for the effects to cancel out the rules don't say they do and Munchkin is played by rules and not by what seems sensible.

RL · 09-01-2010, 07:31 AM

This has been covered before, so I can answer with confidence. First, changing back to your original sex does not cancel the penalty (you're still distracted by the change). Second, multiple sex changes do not stack, so you're at -5 no matter how many times you change before your next combat.

MunchkinMan · 09-01-2010, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Chad Cloman

This has been covered before, so I can answer with confidence. First, changing back to your original sex does not cancel the penalty (you're still distracted by the change). Second, multiple sex changes do not stack, so you're at -5 no matter how many times you change before your next combat.

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Andrew Hackard · 09-01-2010, 10:17 AM

I just deleted a message which was likely to take this thread in a very unpleasant direction, very quickly.

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MiniMunch · 09-01-2010, 10:43 AM

It was a lighthearted comment I can't imagine anyone being offended by, but I apologize.

09-01-2010, 04:38 AM	#1
Julian Join Date: Aug 2010	Do sex change penalties ever cancel out? Let's say I'm wearing the Unnatural Axe shirt while playing Munchkin. As it says in the rules for the shirt, changing or removing the shirt will change my sex. Now let's say someone else plays a curse on me which forces me to change sex, and puts me at -5 for my next combat. If I remove the shirt immediately afterward, and go back to my original sex, does that get rid of the combat penalty, or would I then be at -10 for my next combat?

09-01-2010, 04:52 AM	#2
darksaba Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cardiff UK	Re: Do sex change penalties ever cancel out? Thats an interesting idea. I'd say if you change sex twice then you're at -10 for your next combat. Why? Because the rules say you are at -5 for taking your shirt off and -5 for getting cursed. AFIK nowhere do they say "you are at -5 to your next combat unless you change sex back again" While it might make sense for the effects to cancel out the rules don't say they do and Munchkin is played by rules and not by what seems sensible. __________________ Whats worse, thinking you're paranoid, or knowing you should be? Google+

09-01-2010, 07:31 AM	#3
RL Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado	Re: Do sex change penalties ever cancel out? This has been covered before, so I can answer with confidence. First, changing back to your original sex does not cancel the penalty (you're still distracted by the change). Second, multiple sex changes do not stack, so you're at -5 no matter how many times you change before your next combat. __________________ Check out my Munchkin trade post Last edited by RL; 09-01-2010 at 07:40 AM.

09-01-2010, 10:17 AM	#5
Andrew Hackard *Munchkin* Line Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, TX	Re: Do sex change penalties ever cancel out? I just deleted a message which was likely to take this thread in a very unpleasant direction, very quickly. Please keep political, religious, and other inflammatory topics in General Chatter (or, even better, off the forums entirely). __________________ Andrew Hackard, *Munchkin* Line Editor If you have a question that isn't getting answered, we have a thread for that. Let people like what they like. Don't be a gamer hater. #PlayMunchkin on social media: Twitter \|\| Facebook \|\| Instagram \|\| YouTube Follow us on Kickstarter: Steve Jackson Games and Warehouse 23

09-01-2010, 10:43 AM	#6
MiniMunch MIB Join Date: Jun 2010	Re: Do sex change penalties ever cancel out? It was a lighthearted comment I can't imagine anyone being offended by, but I apologize.