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Deck

An area of play. See Areas of the Game, Fate and Dynasty decks.

Decrease

Synonymous with "Reduce" (see Reduce/increase).

Delay

Some effects "delay" another effect; for example, "Delay the destruction until before the end of the turn." When this happens, the original effect is modified so that it is now a delayed effect that resolves at the stated time. See Effects, Delayed effects.

If the delayed effect has already happened, the delaying has no effect.

An effect’s being delayed has no influence on when an action or its effects are considered to have resolved. An action can be resolved, but still have delayed effects that are waiting to happen.

Destroy

1. When a card is destroyed, it enters its appropriate discard pile, or leaves the game if it was a created card. While it remains in the discard pile, it is dead if it is a Personality. See Areas of the Game, Discard Piles; Areas of the Game, Outside the Game.

2. When a province is eliminated, this is called "destroying" the province. See Battles, Resolution Segment.

3. A card “destroyed with” a Personality is one destroyed by the same effect that destroyed the Personality, or by the rule that a destroyed Personality’s attachments are also destroyed.

Different

Special rules on keywords cover what is meant by "different" keywords on cards.

Discard

A card that is discarded goes to the discard pile of its appropriate deck, or is removed from the game if a created card. The phrase "discard a card" by itself is short for "discard a Fate card from your hand." The phrase "discard a [card type or keyword]" also refers to discarding from the hand, unless otherwise stated.

An effect that refers to discarding "all cards" of a given type or keyword refers, by default, only to cards in play. This follows from the fact that the cards must be in view to verify that all such cards have been discarded.

Discard can also refer to giving up control of the Imperial Favor.

Discarded

The state of a card in the discard pile that is not dead, regardless of how it got in the discard pile.

Dishonor Victory

To win when your only remaining opponent loses by dishonor. See The Player, Dishonor Victory.

Dishonor

1. As a verb: To change a Personality's state from honorable to dishonorable. This should be distinguished from Honor loss and Dishonorable status.
2. As an adjective or noun: A way to lose the game; see The Player, Dishonor Victory.

Dishonorable

A potential state of a Personality, represented by turning his card upside down. This should be distinguished from "dishonored" (past tense of "dishonor"). See Physically marked card states, Honorable and dishonorable.

Do not

A phrase meaning that a certain occurrence (for example, losing honor) is prevented under the circumstances given; it is not negation and overrides effects that prevent negation. "Does not" is equivalent. See “Does not/Will not" versus Negation.

Draw

To draw a card means to put the top card of one's Fate deck into one's hand.

Effects that happen to put the top card of the deck into a player’s hand without saying “draw” are not considered drawing – for example, when a player looks at the top four cards of her deck and chooses to put the one that happened to be on top into her hand.

Effects that draw more than one card at the same time (such as, "Draw 3 cards") occur simultaneously, unless they say otherwise (such as, "Draw 3 cards consecutively").

Duel

An effect that may be created by a challenge. See Challenges and duels.

Duel stat

The stat used in a duel. See Challenges and duels.

If more than one effect changes which stat is used in a duel, first apply effects from the action or trait that created the duel, then apply effects from other sources which override the stats specified in the duel, in the order they were applied.

Duelist (keyword)

A keyword indicating special skill in dueling. Duelist has two effects:

1. If a non-Duelist Personality ties a duel with a Duelist Personality, the Duelist wins.
2. As a triggered occurrence before Focus Effects resolve, the controller of a Duelist may discard one of his or her focused cards; if the controller did this, he or she may focus an additional card. If two Duelists face each other in the duel, the active player does this first. This happens prior to any Reactions before Focus Effects resolve (see Timing sequence.)

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