by Guti_
countertorque wrote:
coblackmagus wrote:
Guti_ wrote:
P0isson wrote:
You can wait to activate it.
I'm pretty sure that's incorrect. The item is active at the start of the scenario and as long as the conditions are met, you have to spend the charge.
Maybe you are confusing it with "Leather armor"? That one has to be "manually" activated.
Wait, what? Where are you getting that distinction from? I would assume Leather Armor is also not optional based on the precedent for the other armors.
The distinction is that you have to tap the leather armor and the hide armor has charges. In general, players get to choose when to tap (assuming conditions are met), while charges are expended every time the conditions are met. It may seem strange, but the designer has ruled this way consistently.
Yes. I cannot find Isaac's ruling on this (probably somewhere on the FAQ?) but I am pretty sure he answered a question regarding the leather armor this way.
There is another [geekurl=https://boardgamegeek.com/article/25159166#25159166]thread[/geekurl] where the distinction between items with/without charges is made. Not by Isaac but by another forumer well versed in the rules.