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If I was turned into a Toad on The Crown of Command, can I cast the Command Spell?

The_Warlock said: 2: Lose Strength* 3: Lose Craft* Polish version: 2: Lose 1 Strength* 3: Lose 1 Craft*

I have polish language version of the revised 4th edition. There is text with "*" of course, but the main text says you lose only 1 point - not every points given by tokens.

My version says that you lose only 1 point of strenght or craft. What the original text says?

Searching this forum is good idea for a start - many problems have been discussed here. Separated subforum for the FAQ stuff will be helpful too.

I have noticed that the evil alignment is much better than the good one. 1. Graveyard and Chapel: Everyone, irrespective of their alignment can buy/get the Life points in the Village, City, Castle etc. Fate is practically unavailable for the good characters in that way. 2. The Reaper expansion: there is one Object for the good characters only (two Objects and one Follower for the evil only) - I'm not sure of that, because I don't have my copy yet (no version in my language for now) Am I wrong or something is wrong with the balance of the game?

Does the Magic Cyclone (in my version: Magiczny Cyklon) has effect on Genie's Spells?

costolaz said: many talisman players around the world are enjoying the revamped 4th edition and the brand new expansion.. But only English speaking people

Monk: "Your inner belief allows you to add you Craft value to your Strength during battle.". So, you don't have to use your inner belief and you may cast the Psionic Blast instead.

And what the Thief card says?

The_Warlock said: The_Warlock said: By the way, there are many places where you can acquire Spells by rolling. Just try to acquire more Spells than your Crafts permit and discard the Spell/s you don't need. You can't get more Spells than your Craft allows. e.g. if you have 3 Spells, you can't replace them with any other Spell - casting or losing them is the only way to acquire new one. Spells and Objects are not the same and the rules are different for them.

I have problem with protection of the cards too. Especially character cards are exposed to damage - they have sharp corners. Well-fitting protectors would be the best solution.

Thanks a lot. My version has lack of some instruction.

I always thought that the Mercenary adds his strength in battle only everytime when you paid to him. I need original text of the "Mercenary" card. Could anybody help me?

Very cool! Very dangerous place and unfortunately this is the problem too. You have to think how to encourage players to visit it. Maybe changing the second rule is the answer.

The_Warlock said: One more thing concerning the HAG (and the POLTERGEIST): these adventure cards become as Followers, but are not "real" Followers. You can get rid of 'em only by following the procedure on the respective cards and they won't be affected by anything that usually affects Followers. You can't sacrifice them, you can't drop them, you can't Mesmerize them (Poltergeist can be handy in some particular situations). I can't agree. You are not allowed to leave them on your own decision only (in the Vampire's Tower or just drop them etc.). When you have Hag (or Poltergeist) only and roll 3 in the Warlock's Cave you have to discard it.

Q: Is there any chance to improve some weak rules which are often reported by gamers? You could print this improved rulebook (additionally with a well thought-out FAQ) and enclose it with one of the future expansion. It will be token of your professionalism.

akuma508 said: Q: Is there a reason why the 4 toads have different base shapes? I can answer you ;-) When on the board is more then one Toad, you have to differ them somehow.

ameritrasher said: talismanisland said: "Hi. I would like to know, why international Talisman expansions must be released half year later than in Great Britain? I suck at geography but doesn't all of Great Britain speak English? If the expansions are being printed in America why can't they just send a shipment to all English speaking countries when the expansion is hot off the press? Now my curiosity has been piqued!!! In my case the problem is the date of print for international partners. The foreign-language versions of the game are delayed. 6 months - it is disaster! The shipment does not matter here.

talismanisland said: Received via email: "Hi. I would like to know, why international Talisman expansions must be released half year later than in Great Britain? Would be possible to make one release date for all of countries, so if Reaper was released before Christmas, even Pole or Russian will be able to play it in Christmas as well?" I am voting in favour of this question!

I know what FFG are affraid of, but perhaps there is better way to solve my problem.

I need English descriptions of the cards very much.. I have foreign varsion of the game. It would be the best solution to explain the unclear situations. Could anybody help me? The Character cards would be good for a start. Thanks in advance

What about the "Dispersion of the Magic" Spell? Does it any effect here? Sorry for the translation, but I have no specification of the cards in original language. In my version is something like "Dispersion of the Magic" and "Removal" Spells.

OK. But: "Trapper - Roll 2 dice. If the result is equal to or less than your Craft, you may evade the Trapper." Does it equal to "have to"? Sorry for scrupulousness, but for me (foreign language) is not quite clear.