Alrighty, so I've got my shiny (and beaten up, for some reason) Chase Thor from TDW. I allowed myself to be gouged in trade somewhat to get him, but I didn't care; I got him.

A question occurred to me when looking at this trait;

So the Super Strength is easy. Adjacent allies get Toughness, which is also easy. The Defend is a little tougher.


1. As I understand it, using Defend "once per turn" would amount to one attack. Is that right?

2. If my opponent declares an attack and I inform him that I'm using the Defend for that attack, is he then allowed to then cancel that attack? It seems a bit wonky. It's not as bad as Wild Card abuse used to be where declaring Batman TA would make the attack impossible, but it's a concern.

Thanks for any info.

1. Yes

2. No, once they have declared the action, they have committed to it. If you want to allow "takesies backsies", that's on you, but is not technically allowed by the game rules and would technically qualify as cheating (albeit, a very sporting and fellowship-worthy form of cheating) . Should you allow him to cancel the attack, you should also be sure to make sure he lets you cancel that use of defend so it is not counted as the one use.

1. Correct. He can use it with one attack per round.

2. Well...once your opponent has declared a target to attack he is required to stick to that action. It's really up to the player and Judge if "takebacks" would be allowed.

1:Since the replacement is triggered by the attack roll, that would be the one occurrence per turn.

2. Announcing an action, by the strictest rules, is not something that can be taken back. Most casual games allow it, but if it gums up the works like this, you don't have to allow the take-back.

edit: I need to type faster

Normally when I play (unless it's high level play) I let my opponents do takebacks unless dice have been rolled or they've placed an action token. Generally, I'm permitted to do the same.

If the attack hasn't taken place, I can't see the defend having been used. That makes perfect sense to me.

So essentially, I can force the opponent to make the attack once I've declared that I'm using Defend. It's not something I think I'll be doing often, but it's good to know what the letter of the law says. Thanks!

No, you can't. Your opponent forced himself to make the attack, when he declared that he was going to make an attack. Only after this declaration do you decide if you are going to use Defend or not. No matter your choice, your opponent is already dedicated to the action he declared.