>Phased Matter keeps showing up in my sealed decks and I don't have a clue how it actually functions. I looked at Major Rakal's Dilemma page for an explanation and I became even more confused.
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>The text of Phased Matter says "Away Team is split into two Away Teams (owner's choice). Only the smaller team may beam up until ENGINEER and SCIENCE present."
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>Major Rakal says that the dilemma functions like this:
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>If you don't have ENGINEER and SCIENCE present, the Away Team is split. The larger of the two Away Teams not only cannot beam, but cannot participate in the mission. The smaller Away Team is not stopped and continues attempting the mission. The arrival of ENGINEER and SCIENCE will let the larger Away Team beam and rejoin the other Away Team.
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>I don't get this. The dilemma does not use the terms "cure" or "nullify" but it seems phrased like a cure. It makes me think of dilemmas like Aphasia Device, which have an effect before they can be removed. I assumed that the splitting comes first, then the check for ENGINEER and SCIENCE. If the ENGINEER and SCIENCE get split into different Away Teams, they can't cure the dilemma, as they are no longer present with each other. Also, Phased Matter doesn't say anything about the larger Away Team being made unable to participate in the mission attempt, but Major Rakal says that it cannot.
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>Basically, I would like to know why this card is supposed to work this way.
The card was poorly worded and confusing, and thus it has been clarified in the Glossary (originally in the FAQ) to work this way. See the entries for Phased Matter and for "present", which specifically state that the "phased" Away Team canot continue the mission attempt, but does in fact get to help cure the dilemma.
Jolan tru,
Major Rakal
(Kathy McCracken)
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Re: Phased Matter ... Major Rakal ... [2/13/99 09:52]
