20.0 Actions

20.1 Actions are a specific card type (See Action 9.2) that can be played from a 

ruler’s hand only during a specific phase (dawn, day, dusk, night, anytime) depicted on the action card. Actions can be played on any ruler’s turn if they have priority. All Actions generate effects.

 

20.2 When an Action is played, it stays in play until the end of the phase and then is 

placed in its ruler’s discard pile.

 

20.3 The effects of an Action last until specified by the text (until dawn, until day, until 

your next dawn, until end of season, etc.).

 

20.4 Actions may have a subtype - highlighted in bold (Battle, Vote, Duel, Ritual) that 

have a specific context in which they are played.

 

20.4a A Battle Action can only be played by a ruler that has a beast in the 

current skirmish and only when they have priority. (See Battle 16.0.)

 

20.4b A Vote Action is played at dusk as indicated and initiates a call for a 

conclave vote (See Voting 17.0). The effects of winning and losing or the 

consequences for the winner and loser are detailed in the text. If there is no description of a consequence then there is none.

 

20.4c A Duel Action is played during the phase indicated and begins a duel 

between two beasts indicated by the text. (See Duel 18.0.)

 

20.4d A Ritual Action is played during the phase indicated. A ruler must have 

a structure where the ritual takes place and enough beasts attached to 

that structure to reach a combined threshold of total statistical value (usually INT) indicated in the text. If the threshold is not met, the Ritual Action cannot be played. (See Ritual 29.1c.)

 

20.5 There are a subset of Actions that have text “Cancel X” sort of effect. These 

actions can be played immediately to negate the effects of the previous action, ability, or effect. You do not need to have priority when playing these cancel actions.

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Example: Legal Objection is an Action with Anytime phase that reads, 

“(1): Cancel an action played by another ruler.”