The second effect of Healing Herbs doesn't indicate that the target has to be in the same company as the bearer, so it could be used to untap a character in another company.
BALLOT ITEM # 23:
Are you in favor of issuing the following erratum?
HEALING HERBS
Change This:
To This:Healing Herbs wrote:The bearer can tap and discard this item to heal a character in his company, changing the character's status from wounded to well and untapped. Alternatively, the bearer can tap and discard this item to untap a character that is not wounded.
Healing Herbs wrote:The bearer can tap and discard this item to heal a character in his company, changing the character's status from wounded to well and untapped. Alternatively, the bearer can tap and discard this item to untap a character in his company that is not wounded.
CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR VOTE:
If you vote YES, then both effects of Healing Herbs can only be used on characters in the same company as the bearer.
If you vote NO, then Healing Herbs will remain unchanged. It will be up to each playgroup and tournament judge to decide if it can be used to untap a character in a different company than the bearer. Allowing the bearer of Healing Herbs to untap a character in a different company would be unthematic and unbalanced, though.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
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REFERENCE TOPICS: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2806 and viewtopic.php?f=143&t=3265