Can a Thief fight a Lawyer

[Nobu]

The card says the Lawyer will not attack the Thief, and the Thief may trade 2 treasure cards for 2 new ones. Does the Thief still have the option of fighting the Lawyer, so that he can gain the level and 2 new treasure cards?

[SmokeRulz]

Of course you can. You can fight it normally. If you happen to be a very underpowered Thief, however, the card simply provides a comical way out of the fight.

[Mister Ed]

Not according to MunchkinMan in this post:

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...02&postcount=7

He says a Thief CANNOT fight a Lawyer, just like a female cannot fight an Amazon.

[Clipper]

Yeah, the "instead" in this case is that instead of the Lawyer just walking away, he can give you some Treasure if you discard cards first before he walks away.

[DragonRider13]

Originally Posted by Clipper

Yeah, the "instead" in this case is that instead of the Lawyer just walking away, he can give you some Treasure if you discard cards first before he walks away.

The thief might still be able to attack the Lawyers.

[MunchkinMan]

No, a Thief may not fight a Lawyer. And, a link was given to where that answer was already given.

[fluff]

Regarding thieves vs. lawyers, if the lawyer leaves the room without fighting the thief, can the thief still loot the room? Supposing that the thief has rejected the "exchange 2 Treasure cards in hand for 2 new Treasure cards" deal.

[Bampop]

I'm pretty sure you can only Loot if you didn't find a Monster, or if the card tells you you can, so I'd guess not. You were in a combat, it's just that the thief left.

[Enzzo]

From the rules:

Originally Posted by The Rules

(2) Look For Trouble: If you did NOT draw a monster when you first opened the door, you now have the option of playing a monster (if you have one)from your hand and fighting it, just as if you had found it when you kicked open the door. Don’t play a monster you can’t handle, unless you’re sure you can count on getting help!
(3) Loot The Room: If you did not find a monster by kicking open the door and you did not Look For Trouble, you loot the room . . . draw a second card from the Door deck, face down, and place it in your hand. If you met a monster but ran away, you don’t get to loot the room.

Since you did find a monster when you kicked down the door, you may not Look For Trouble or Loot The Room. Whether you fought it, traded treasures with it, ran away, or whatever, is irrelevant :)

[tremorlaine]

Is it possible to wander in a monster and still take advantage of the Lawyer's exchange after that monster is defeated? Or can a player do the exchange then wander in a new monster?