Some effects check for presence of a given site (or a site of given type) in game. But it is irrelevant for them whether the (such) site is in play or not.
Example is Trouble on All Borders.
It must be known in which region a site where target faction is playable is located. No problem if a site is specified by name; Bree is always located in Arthedain, Moria is always located in Redhorn Gate.Trouble on All Borders wrote:Playable on a unique faction in play. Any company moving through the region containing a site where the faction is playable, or through any region adjacent to this one, faces an attack. The attack is the same type as the faction and has 4 strikes with 8 prowess. The attack is detainment if the company and the faction are both minion or both hero. Cannot be duplicated on a given faction. Discard when any play deck is exhausted.
But if a site is specified as "any Ruins & Lairs in Forochel or Withered Heath", as in case of Ice-orcs, the answer is not so obvious.
There is only one site in Forochel that is normally - Lossadan Cairn. But if in play, its site type may be different (due to Chocking Shadows, or Hidden Haven, or Rebuild the Town etc.). Or even there may be multiple copies of Lossadan Cairn in play, each may have a different site type.
Proposed regulation:
"In order of determining a presence in game of a site of given type, the type(s) of copy (copies) of the site in play is (are) taken into account. Only if no copy of the site is in play, the normal type(s) of a site card for the site that players participating in given game may use is (are) taken into account.
In order of determining a presence in game of a given site, a site cards that players participating in given game may use are taken into account.
Non-site cards that may be played as a site or site card, are not considered as sites (site cards) for above purposes, until played as site or site card."
Second paragraph requires some comment.
It may be never applicable in current card set. Example hypothetical scenario where it may be applicable is the situation where a new site card for a site located in Forochel has been released, but only in hero version. If only minion players are participating in given game, the site is not considered as present in game. In turn it does not affect a playability of Ice-orcs, and this in turn does not affect an effects of Trouble on All Borders, or No Escape from My Magic played on Ice-orcs.
First paragraph affects a movement of agents played as hazards. If no FW player participates in game, all agents may freely move to Isengard, The White Towers, or Rhosgobel. If Fallen Radagast player does not participate in game, all agents may freely move to Rhosgobel, unless a copy of Rhosgobel in play is Wizardhaven (in result of Chambers in the Royal Court, or Mischief in Men Way).
That is nothing wrong if a result of above check indicates that a given site in game has more than one site type. For example, if Isengard is not in play, but FW player participates in game, it is considered that both Isengard and Wizardhaven Isengard are in game.
As part of the proposal, the CRF entry for Inner Cunning is changed to containing only:
EDIT: Added complementary change for the CRF entry for Inner Cunning.The "playable on ..." conditions of the first paragraph do not apply to the second
paragraph.