The Book of Ranjit Singh

[Ulysses]

Originally Posted by Sir Heroscape

I believe that's incorrect Ulysses. Rygarn is one of the reasons this interaction works so well with him. You can reveal the X order marker at the beginning of the round to activate the ability and at any point if the OM's meet the condition of the ability, the buff of the ability is then given.

Ah okay, I could see that. I just assumed that the "while" clause was implying to check the condition as part of the X reveal. Thanks Sir H and great question Andre. I sense a rules clarification in this book's future.

[AndreThaGiant]

Wow. Just when I thought Rygarn couldn't get any cooler. This opens up a lot of options for the playbook

Originally Posted by Ulysses

Thanks Sir H and great question Andre. I sense a rules clarification in this book's future.

Agreed- if someone can restructure my question more eloquently with an official response, I'm happy to add it to the book

Thanks everyone for clarifying!

[Master Roshi]

Aight when are we gonna get George Washington as a playable character

[Master Roshi]

When is George Washington gonna be playable in Smash Bros

[S1R_ART0R1US]

Another rules clarification that was talked about in the Discord: if any figures that have/had an OM that enabled the Lion of Punjab buff die you lose the buff

[AndreThaGiant]

Reopening some questions that were discussed in the Discord server. Seeking official rulings from the Rules Team.

Q: When a unit that has or had an Order Marker dies, does the Lion of Punjab deactivate?

Q: If I move an Order Marker with Rygarn's Chrono-Key, what happens to the Lion of Punjab power?

[Strack9]

Originally Posted by AndreThaGiant

I really had a problem with this answer for a while because it seems to conflict with Rygarn’s ruling for his own Chrono-Key power.

Originally Posted by The Book of Rygarn

-Rulings and Clarifications-

So I did some research to try to articulate my case that one of these rulings is incorrect. Then I ran across this, and spotted the difference in the wording of their powers.

Originally Posted by Scytale

From the Official FAQ:

This ruling tell us that "you control" only includes figures on the battlefield, while "in your army" includes all army cards in your army.

Ranjit's Lion of Punjab power is a "Army Cards you control" power while Rygarn's Chrono-Key power is an "Army Card in your army" power. This makes me feel more comfortable if the Rules team should rule that Ranjit's power deactivates.

[Scytale]

"You control" and "in your army" have very different meanings, as original designs (and official R&Cs) dictated. Rygarn can freely move around order markers, even from dead units, while Lion of Punjab only cares about live ones.

Some official R&Cs will be coming soon here.

[Scytale]

Sorry I forgot to post these when the unit was released. These R&Cs have now been reviewed and approved by the VC Rules Team.

Q: For Lion of Punjab, can one of the numbered order markers be on Ranjit Singh's army card?
A: Yes.

Q: Is Lion on Punjab is effect if an order marker is on an army card where all the figures have been destroyed?
A: No. Once all the figures of an Army Card have been destroyed, it is no longer considered to be an Army Card you control. Note that the power could stop working in the middle of an enemy turn, if the first figure of a squad kills the last figure of one of the army cards with an order marker on it.

Q: If Ranjit Singh is destroyed, do the other units still benefit from Lion of Punjab?
A: No. Like other powers, the effect of the power ends when all figures on the army card are destroyed.

Q: How does Lion of Punjab interact with the Glyph of Xipta?
A: There is a dice-off to see which happens first. Lion of Punjab can only be used if the "X" is on Ranjit when the power is used.

Q: What happens to Lion of Punjab if numbered OMs are moved or removed?
A: The bonus from Lion of Punjab only works as long as the three numbered OMs are on different cards you control. If that condition is no longer met due to OMs being moved (e.g. by Xipta or Rygarn) or removed (e.g. by Dünd or the Mindflayer Mastermind) then the bonus immediately stops working.

Q: Can Diplomatic Subterfuge be used if Ranjit is not attacking that turn?
A: Yes, "after moving and before attacking" denotes where in the turn the power is used; it does not require moving or attacking.

[AndreThaGiant]

Awesome. Thank you @Scytale !

[Knox]

Has anyone made a trading card sized card for Ranjit or any of Wave 23?

[Just_a_Bill]

I have a few edits to suggest in the R&Cs:

Q: Is Lion on of Punjab is in effect if an order marker is on an army card where all the figures have been destroyed?
A: No. Once all the figures of an Army Card have been destroyed, it is no longer considered to be an Army Card you control. Note that the power could stop working in the middle of an enemy turn, if the first figure of a squad kills the last figure of one of the army cards with an order marker on it.

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Q: What happens to Lion of Punjab if numbered OMs are moved or removed?
A: The bonus from Lion of Punjab only works as long as the three numbered OMs are on different cards you control that each follow a different General. If that condition is no longer met due to OMs being moved (e.g. by Xipta or Rygarn) or removed (e.g. by Dünd or the Mindflayer Mind Flayer Mastermind) then the bonus immediately stops working.

Also, just a clarifying question about the sentence below in blue:

Q: How does Lion of Punjab interact with the Glyph of Xipta?
A: There is a dice-off to see which happens first. Lion of Punjab can only be used if the "X" is on Ranjit when the power is used.

I'm guessing that last bit is just to make it crystal clear that if Xipta goes first and forces the X off of Ranjit, you can no longer reveal it at the start of the round to activate LoP, but it's not trying to say that if the X is prematurely forced off of Ranjit later in the round then the effect stops working... correct?

I assume this is the case because this power's cousins — FROST RAGE and CRAG OF STEEL — are one-time activations that don't seem to require the X to remain on Evar or Siege. Although as I write this, I'm now wondering why LoP doesn't say "for the duration of the round." Or, if that wasn't the intent, then I'm wondering why the text doesn't actually require the X to be on Ranjit for the use as well as the initial activation (something like "while the "X" order marker is on Ranjit and your other three Order Markers are on Army Cards you control that follow three different Valkyrie Generals...)."

All that to say ... I'm confused now. Where is the actual duration of this effect defined?