by ChessMess
Not the first to ask this (https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2839211/taking-corruptions-...) and the answer is in the text. You can do one or the other, but you HAVE to do one if you are able.Otherwise, text might be along the lines of "Lose 20 warriors or 1 active virtue or take 1 corruption", which offers the choice you want. Alas, you can always house-rule it the way you want if you want. If you find it more fun that way, there is nothing wrong with that, imho.