Rules FAQ

• If multiple characters are tied for the lowest STR, the losing opponent chooses which one to kill.

• A character that cannot be killed (Balerion), cannot leave play (The Crone), or is immune to events (A Tourney for the King) cannot be chosen to be killed. If such a character is the only character with the lowest STR among characters the losing opponent controls, A Lannister's Honor cannot be played.

• You check for the character with the lowest STR at the time the event is played, not at the time the winner of the challenge is determined. In other words, if the character with the lowest STR at the point of winning the challenge is removed from play (for instance, by Jaqen H'ghar), it is not relevant in any way when determining valid targets for A Lannister's Honor.

Rules FAQ

• Tywin's Whisperer can react to any ability that specifically uses the phrase "return to hand". This includes abilities that would return a character to hand from an out-of-play area, such as "On a Misty Morn" or Summer (Core). It does not include characters returning to hand due to Red Priest leaving play.

• If Tywin's Whisperer is in play when The First Snow of Winter is resolved, you can immediately put it into play again (assuming a character with printed cost 2 or lower was returned to an opponent's hand). Same thing with any card ability that returns Tywin's Whisperer and an opponent's character to hand at the same time (for instance, Tywin's Stratagem).

• If an opponent returns a character you own to "their hand", you can trigger the reaction even though the character is physically returned to your hand instead. On the other hand, if you return a character an opponent owns to "your hand", you cannot trigger the reaction even though it is physically returned to an opponent's hand. (See Ownership and Control.)

• You cannot trigger the reaction while Barring the Gates or The King in the North are revealed, but you can trigger it while Fortified Position is revealed.

• Each reaction can only be initiated once when its triggering condition occurs. If Tywin's Whisperer is canceled, you cannot trigger it again for the same character being returned to hand. If you have multiple copies of Tywin's Whisperer in hand and one is canceled, you can trigger the other one, but you have to demonstrate that it is a different copy of the card. On the other hand, if multiple triggering conditions occur at the same time (for instance, multiple characters returning to hand for The First Snow of Winter), you can trigger the same copy of Tywin's Whisperer multiple times.

Rules FAQ

• You cannot take control of a unique character if you already control a copy of that character, or if a copy of that character is in your dead pile. (See Unique Cards.)

• If you take control of a participating character, that character is immediately removed from the challenge. (See Ownership and Control.)

• When you take control of an opponent's character, you do not gain control of any duplicates or attachments on that character. But you may spend tokens on that character as normal (for instance, the gold tokens on Begging Brother).

Rules FAQ

• Joseran triggers during Step 1.3 in the plot phase, after the first player is chosen, but before resolving any When Revealed abilities.

• You can trigger the reaction if you become the first player with Seize the Initiative.

• You "become" the first player again even if you were the first player the previous round as well.

• Cards under a player's agenda are not considered to be in play. They are essentially removed from the game permanently, unless that player is playing The Conclave or Archmaester Marwyn. A player can always look at any facedown card under their agenda.

• A player who is not playing an agenda cannot place cards under it. Joseran can still be triggered though, as long as at least one player is playing an agenda.

Rules FAQ

• Deepwood Motte triggers after all When Revealed abilities have been resolved.

• You can trigger the reaction even if an opponent reveals a Winter plot.

• If a plot is given the Winter trait by Old Nan or "The Winter Maid", it counts as a Winter plot being revealed, so you can trigger the reaction.

• The word "another" means a location other than the copy of Deepwood Motte that is triggering. It does not mean a location with a different title. In other words, you can trigger your Deepwood Motte to kneel an opponent's Deepwood Motte.

• You can kneel any non-limited location, including your own.