Clockwork Owl

[Astra]

Sorry if this was reported before, but in the Talisman Revised 4th Edition FAQ and Errata, v1.1 it says on Page 9 that you are not supposed to use Clockwork Owl's effect when using a Riding Horse or the Speed Spell. This needs to be fixed in DE.
Not sure about Black Witch and Clockwork Owl but it seems to me Clockwork Owl is ment to be used when only one die is used for movement.

[Little Nemo]

What FAQ says not always is correct. There are instances that FAQ is wrong (like this one, or the Earthquake effect).

I say we leave the Clockwork Owl as it is right now, and do not change it.

[ToothlessNightFury]

Nemomon, I disagree on this one. It is clear that the Clockwork Owl cannot be used in conjunction with a Riding Horse!

[Little Nemo]

Originally posted by talismanamsilat:

Nemomon, I disagree on this one. It is clear that the Clockwork Owl cannot be used in conjunction with a Riding Horse!

The FAQ doesn't state any single reason why they ban using that two cards together while according to the normal rules using one card doesn't exclude the possibility to use the second card, because both cards touch different areas of movement. One card states that during movement we may move any number of spaces, and the other cards states that during movement we may roll 2 dice. Neither effect excludes the other effect.

This ban is purely dictated by the balancing issues, and nothing else. That's why I disagree with it.

[Astra]

Well I'm not an english native so I might be a little off on that one, but if you are supposed to use more than one die for Clockwork Owl the Card text should be "During movement, you may move any number of spaces up to your dice roll" not "up to your die roll" right?. In the German version you can't distinguish between one die or two dice but i thought the english card text meant you can only use one die for Owl.

[Little Nemo]

English is not my native language too, I'm Your Polish neighbour ;).

"Dice' may mean both "1 die" and "multiple dice". The problem with this is that if they were that much sensitive about wordings, they would be forced to use "when you roll 1 die or multiple dice, you may...". Considering that rolling more than 1 die is always a special movement, each card only states the rules for the normal movement, but most often they apply also to the cards that are using multiple dice.

[Astra]

Well I did some research on this and as far as I got it Clockwork Owl/ Hunchback/ Walking Stick and similar effects are only triggered on natural rolls like Magic Carpet or Amulet of Speed. Modified rolls should not trigger those effects.

So if the Black Witch decides to add both rolls of her movement she is not supposed to be allowed to use the effect of Clockwork Owl. i.e. the Black Witch rolls 3+6, so she can go 1-6 or 9 spaces. She can not move 7 or 8 spaces.