Evil Elder- questions

[vikinglad]

(11-04-2010 03:28 AM)thegamelord Wrote:  The way I understand is that if a dead elder would become evil they faked their death and still join the villian, unless they were evil then killed they stay dead.

Right, the rules say that when an elder dies, you turn their card sideways and keep their secrets with them. If it is later shown that they are evil, it is assumed they faked their death. (Why would the villian kill one of its allies?) This is also important because you can still investigate dead elders when someone else is starting a showdown, and if they are evil, they join the villian.

As for rolling against evil elders, you MUST announce ahead of time how many dice you are rolling against each evil elder. Killing evil elders earlier removes their bonuses from the villian, but any wounds scored on them beyond their limit (usually 1) are waisted and can't be transferred to another evil elder or the villian. The only way evil elders can get a wound without dice being allocated for them ahead of time is if the villian is down to his last wound. The elders must be killed off before the vilian can take its final wound.