The ability in question: battlefield promotion

The ability causing the replacement: merge.

The player's guide entry on merge

The player's guide entry on replacement characters.

The rulebook entry on replacement characters.



My question is simple:

I have Robin who has accumulated 7 promotion tokens. If I merge him into Batman and Robin, does the duo retain my promotion tokens? When I split, if I split into the DC10 Batman that also has a battlefield promotion trait ability, can I assign these 7 promotion tokens to him? If I then promote Batman, will the Black Lantern Batman still retain those 7 promotion tokens?

For your various questions, I don't see any reason why not.

Now here's my question: could you divide those promotion tokens between Batman and Robin as you saw fit when you use Split? That is, is each token an "effect" to be assigned as you choose, or is the clump of tokens the "effect" that must be all put on one character of your choice? I'd suspect the former.

The bolded section is referring to action tokens, as it mentions them specifically.


However, it's an odd enough situation that I can't see a reason why it's illegal. If you make it work, more power to you.

Also, I'd disagree with flatmatt and say that all tokens are replaced together as a single effect, not parsed out individually.

Is it meant to refer to action tokens? I assumed they were referencing any and all tokens.

It will also be interesting to know how the division of tokens works. Can I split them between two different characters? Do all of the tokens go to a single figure? If they all have to go to the same figure, do ALL tokens have to go to that figure, or is it just that each clump of different token types considered different game effects?

"Including tokens from actions that placed them on the map" reads like action tokens to me.

I suppose it's unclear, but I'd expect any clarification to confirm that, at least.

Tokens are not game effects.

I read that to mean battlefield promotion tokens. Actions tend to place those on the characters. Maybe I just misunderstood what they meant.

I suppose it's possible, but I seriously doubt that. Being as a replacement character is very likely to have or be in the process of being assigned an action token, and significantly less likely to have replacement tokens, I'd assume that the reference to tokens in replacement characters would not be referring to promotion tokens.

And this is why I ask. I would have never guessed that was the intent.

I would assume the intent was to refer to action tokens, but since it never actually says so, it applies to all tokens, whether they are action tokens or otherwise.

Another point: If other tokens didn't move to the new character, then things like Morlun's tracking tokens could be removed just by using a character replacement effect.

So, if you merge silver centurion with some james rhodes figure, do the accel tokens come with?

Also when you split, can you transfer the "has already used the PBT power action this game" game effect to the OTHER character you split into? getting you another torpedo, and already having all the accel tokens you need?

if so, can you continue to get more torpedos in this way by transferring ALL of the "has used it this game" effects to the other guy?

Promo tokens aren't placed on the map, tho.

In short no. You cannot transfer the fact that you already used a power once for that game to a character especially since that character does not have the power in question.

Glad to see that.

Any thoughts on the promotion/replacement tokens part?