by alarionx
Hey there, I have a rules/timing question (maybe even a rather complex one).So we were playing with Mary and Ariele. Mary already passed 3 sanity threshold and maxed out her signature ability "Roll With It":
"Whenever you are wounded, you and investigators within 1 space heal all stress and 2 wounds"
The episode card reads:
"When the Elder One advances: Each investigator takes 1 stress for each Rehearsing Actor within 1 space of them (or wounds, if they cannot take stress)."
Mary was at no wounds but full stress.
Ariel was at full wounds and full stress.
Both are in the same space.
Each of us now has to take 2 stress (or wounds). Since both are at full stress, both will take 2 wounds.
My question regarding timing:
Is the "Each investigator..." an atomic step, aka everybody takes stress/wounds at the same time, and then trigger effects happen?
Or do we get to choose the order?
I see two options:
1) Everyone takes stress/wounds at the same time. Mary just takes 2 wounds. Ariel dies. Then Mary's healing ability triggers: Mary then heals 2 wounds and all stress.
2) Everything is its own action, and is resolved in "in any order the active player chooses".
Thus:
a) Two choices: Mary or Ariel take 2 stress/wounds next.
Choice: Mary takes 2 wounds.
b) Two choices: Mary's healing ability triggers, or Ariel takes 2 stress next.
Choice: Mary's healing ability triggers, healing Mary and Ariel all stress and 2 wounds each.
c) Last remaining choice: Ariel takes 2 stress next. Since she got healed by Mary beforehand, she survives.