Theo wrote: ↑Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:48 am
P.S. how can you object to Escape targeting a character? "One character" is an entity that an action of the card is played out through.
Or can you share your definition of what "played out through" is restricted to such that these don't count?
"A target is an entity that an action is played out through." is a tautology. As long it is not sure what is "an entity that an action is played out through" it is also not sure what is "target" and vice versa.
Some chance of figuring out what is (and what is not) target of action gives:
Annotation 8: An action that requires a target is considered to have the active
condition that the target be in play when the action is declared and when it is resolved.
An action may not be declared if its target is not in play. However, dice-rolling actions
may always be targeted by other actions declared later in the same chain of effects.
If to add to above, that a target of an action must be specified at declaration of the action, then an entity specified in result of main effect of an action is not a target of the action.
Escape, from The Wizards Unlimited Edition wrote:Cancels an attack against a company. One unwounded character of your choice in the company is wounded (no body check is required). 'Over the bridge!' cried Gandalf, recalling his strength. 'Fly! This is a foe beyond any of you. I must hold the narrow way. Fly!'-LotRII
If text would be "Cancels an attack against a company. One unwounded character in the company is wounded (no body check is required).", then I would say that the "one unwounded character" is target, and as such must be specified at declaration of Escape.
But the "one unwounded character" must be chosen when an action of Escape are executed; choice is one of declared action of Escape.
If consider such character as target of Escape, then also minor item discarded by Rats! may be considered as the target of Rats! .