In case of an influence attempt against a character (or other) of the opponent:
(outlined mine, in Konrad style )METW wrote:Influencing an Opponent’s Character
To attempt to influence one of your opponent’s non-Wizard characters you must make an influence check. You make a roll (2D6) and: ...
and, for other possibilities (follower, ally, item), one can read
So I understand I can't influence wizards nor wizard's followers, allies or items.METW wrote:...To influence an opponent's X, you must make an influence check as outlined above...
MELE summarizes that in a note:
what should be equivalent to the aforementioned.MELE wrote:Note: An influence check can never be made against your Ringwraith, a Ringwraith follower, an ally controlled by your Ringwraith, or an item controlled by your Ringwraith.
But I can read in the Universal Rule Document:
I have never played Balrog, so maybe I am missing something, but I can't understand what this "oh, yes you can" if I understand the METW and MELE ruling. The oldest ruling digest that I keep is number 70 (year 2004) so I don't have the complete text.URD wrote:You may not make influence attempts against cards an avatar controls. (MEBA 17)
● Oh, yes you can. (CoE 35) The game summary is just that a
summary, not
new rules, which are clearly delineated. Therefore, the MELE rules will take
precedence over the MEBA game summary, but not over the new rules presented in the
MEBA booklet. (CoE 35)