"Roll 1 die"..."then discard this card"

["Roll 1 die"..."then discard this card"]

There are a bunch of cards that begin with: "Roll 1 die" and end with "then discard this card" but are worded in such a way that it's not clear if the discard always applies.

 

e.g:

Mischievous Devil (Blood Moon)

Roll 1 die:

1-2) You must give one of your objects to another character of your choice

3-4) You must ditch one of your objects at random

5-6) Take one object of your choice from any character, then discard this card

 

Is it always discarded after resolving the roll? or only on the roll of a 5-6?

 

The Deranged Alchemist is another example, where the discard is only listed under the roll of a 6 but seems like it should always apply.

[Turning back in the Dragon Tower]

I might be missing something here but turning back in the dargon tower seems a bit problematic.

The Dragon expansion just lists the normal rules for turning back: move one space per turn, ignoring contents of spaces until you reach plain of peril.

 

For the normal inner region and Dragon Realm this is fine, it's never more than 3 spaces to get back, but in the Dragon Tower, it could take you up to 14 turns to move all the way back!

This seems wrong.

 

Am I missing a rule here?

I'm thinking about using a house rule where once you turn back, you roll a d6 as normal to move.