Elder Sign
Does a Terror die still trigger Terror if you spell-lock, focus or assist it after the failed roll?
The designer conceded on BGG that the written rules do not let a spell-locked Terror die escape its effect.
- Samuel Bailey · Designer · 2016-05-09
- juls2 · Community · 2016-05-09
- DaveD · Community · 2016-05-05
- Samuel Bailey · Designer · 2016-05-05superseded
- Samuel Bailey · Designer · 2016-05-08superseded
- Elder Sign rulebook · Rulebook · Terror Effects
Yes. Terror is judged on the dice rolled in the failed attempt, before the failure discards anything, so a Terror die that is later locked on a spell or set aside for focus or assistance still triggers the effect. The designer first argued the opposite, then conceded that the written rules do not support a spell-lock escape. A die that was already focused, assisted or secured does not trigger again on later rolls, because it is not rolled again.