A. First Zagazig changes Bubastis’ rolled Kills to Pains, and rolled Pains to Kills. Then all of Bubastis’ rolled Kill results count as Pains due to Demand Sacrifice. Sleeper’s rolled Kills and Pains are reversed as per Zagazig.

A. Nothing, unless he has some way to add Earth Cats to his faction.

A. She gets two Power, because Sleeper must first pay 2 Power to Move the two Units. He then gets a refund of 1 Power back, but that doesn’t apply to Bubastis.

A. Yes, it lowers the count. A Gate on Sleeper’s Faction Card is not on the Map.

A. Yes.

A. Yes! Using Energy Nexus does not require it to be your turn, so the rule that your turn is skipped when at 0 Power (or Hibernating) doesn’t apply.

A. No, because returning the Serpent Man is not an Action—it occurs during the Doom Phase.

A. Any Pains converted into Kills become single Pains. I recommend against using Bloodthirst!

A. We recommend defenestration as the quickest way of managing such a player. More seriously, Sleeper cannot use Lethargy if no one else is active; just go ahead and finish out the Action Phase.

A. Ancient Sorcery doesn’t affect the targeted Faction at all. However, I think what you mean is, “how does Sleeper benefit from using Ancient Sorcery on Great Cthulhu or Yellow Sign?” The answer in the first case is that a unique ability that names a specific Great Old One allows Sleeper to apply that ability to Tsathoggua. Thus, if Ancient Sorcery affects Great Cthulhu, Sleeper can re-Awaken Tsathoggua for 4 Power (and will also earn 1 Elder Sign). With regards to Yellow Sign, during the Gather Power Phase, Sleeper will gain 1 Power for each Area containing one or more of his Units plus a Desecration token (which, admittedly, had to be created by Yellow Sign).

A. Yes. Sleeper’s Units are able to fly while burrowing. Tsathoggua is not from this part of the universe.

A. It means that the Action, if tied to Map Areas, must begin in those Areas. For example, you can only use it to Move OUT of the Area (Burrow would apply), and not into it. You could only use Ancient Sorcery if the Serpent Man comes from that Area. You could Recruit, Summon, Awaken, or Capture a Unit in that Area. In a multi-Area situation, such as using Mother Hydra’s Zygote Action, then at least one Recruited Cultist must be placed in that Area. If it is not tied to a Map Area, then you may do it (such as one of Sleeper’s Spellbook requirements that is an Action). You could even do Lethargy if you wanted, but that really wouldn’t make much sense from a strategic standpoint.

A. Yes. This results in an immediate Battle with you as the Attacker, which would be followed by the already-declared Battle, between whatever Units remain. You can only do 2 total Battles in a row (i.e., you cannot use Energy Nexus to “chain” Battles together into an infinite loop). However, you could use Energy Nexus to perform a non-Battle Action before the Energy Nexus Battle, which will happen before the Battle that was originally declared.

A. Energy Nexus simply requires a Battle to be declared in the same Area as your Wizard. For example, if two other Factions Battled in an Area containing your Wizard, Sleeper could immediately Recruit a Cultist. If all the Units involved in the Battle were Killed and/or Pained, then Sleeper could take Control of an abandoned Gate on his turn without having to use his next turn’s Action to Recruit a Cultist there!

A. You may Abandon and/or Control a Gate in addition to your 1 Action, but may not do Unlimited Battle (one regular Battle is okay).

A. Although Energy Nexus takes place prior to Pre-Battle, follow the same rule as to what happens when all Units of a side are removed during Pre-Battle. The Battle ends, no dice are rolled, and no abilities (including Pre-Battle!) can be used. The Power is paid to initiate the Battle, but no Battle actually takes place!

A. No, it only protects against Kill results.

A. No. So long as Tsathoggua is in play, Demand Sacrifice applies to all Battles against Sleeper’s Units.

A. No. The Gate and Cultist under Cursed Slumber are immune to Enemy abilities.

A. Yes, but he doesn’t have to even if it is the only Cultist he has left (since it is protected from all enemy abilities). If he DOES choose to lose it, the Gate becomes Abandoned and now provides Power to all Factions. It can still later be returned to the Map by Sleeper for 1 Power.

A. Yes. The Gate becomes Abandoned, as described in the previous answer.

A. Yes, it lowers the count. A Gate on Sleeper’s Faction Card is not on the Map.

A. No. Burrow gives you a refund based on spending 2 or more Power during a Move Action, not on Moving 2 or more Units. In this situation, you would have to pay to Move at least one more Unit to benefit from Burrow.

A: No. The effects of Ancient Sorcery last until the end of the Doom Phase. This means that during Sleeper’s Doom Phase turn, they would be unable to perform a Ritual. If Sleeper tasted the forbidden fruit of unlimited Power they must pay the price. High Priests, Dark Demon, and Brain Cylinders

A. Because the Tcho-Tcho Sycophancy unique ability applies to the entire Doom Phase, Sleeper can use Ancient Sorcery to gain its benefit throughout that Phase. In such a case, return the Serpent Man to the Map at the very end of the Doom Phase, rather then when it is Sleeper’s turn to perform a Ritual, which is normally when you use abilities in the Doom Phase.

A: No. If nobody but Sleeper has Power, Sleeper may not continue to use Lethargy, as per the Final Onslaught Rulebook FAQ.

A: Yes, but not the other way around. He couldn’t have 2 (or more) Power and then use Eternal Servitude Power in the same Action Phase. The “check” for getting to access Eternal Servitude’s “virtual” Power is at the beginning of your turn, before you do—or can do—any specific Actions (of any kind).

A: No. Even though you are doing Actions as if you had 2 Power with Eternal Servitude, you never actually had Power during your turn. Hibernate would do you nothing here.

A: Yes and no. If Sleeper is Attacking, then he would have spent 1 “virtual” Power to Attack, and therefore would have another “virtual” Power available via Eternal Servitude. However, if he was defending, he wouldn’t have access to Eternal Servitude’s benefits (because it’s not his turn).

A. If no Gnoph-Kehs are on the Map, Summoning one costs 4 Power. With one on the Map (and three in the Pool), the cost is 3. With two each in the Pool and on the Map, the third will cost 2, and the final Gnoph-Keh will only cost 1. Remember that a Gnoph-Keh Captured by Tsathoggua is not in the Pool, and thus decreases the cost for future Summons!

A. This describes any Actions involving Units that finish their turn in the Area, or that do something to the Area itself. For example, Units can Move OUT of the Area for no extra cost. But moving INTO the Area costs an additional Power (not per Unit, just for the entire Move Action). For other examples, if Yellow Sign tried to Desecrate the Area, it would cost one additional Power. If Cthulhu emerged from Submerge in the Ice Age Area, he would pay one additional Power (but not if he left the Area via Submerge). Great Cthulhu’s Devolve is not an Action, so it is still free, though using Dreams would cost him three Power. Black Goat’s Avatar would cost one additional Power as at least one Unit will be ending that Action in that Area (even if the Unit ending up in that Area is not a Black Goat Unit). Opener of the Way’s Units can Promote after Battle and Sleeper can use Death From Below in the Ice Age Area free of cost, as these are not Actions. If Sleeper declares Lethargy while Tsathoggua is in the Ice Age Area, it costs one Power. If you use a multiple-Area Action, such as if you used Mother Hydra’s Zygote, and placed at least one Recruited Cultist there, it would cost an additional Power.

A. A Gnoph-Keh on Sleeper’s Faction Card is not considered to be in your Unit Pool. For example, if you had one Gnoph-Keh in play and one on Sleeper’s Faction Card, then the next Gnoph-Keh would cost 2 Power to Summon, because 2 are currently in your Unit Pool.

A. Undimensioned specifies that you may only rearrange Units among your Areas. So, you could not swap out a Cultist who is Cursed Slumbering with one from the Map, or change which Units are currently Submerged with Cthulhu, since these are not Areas. (When Cthulhu is Submerged he uses incalculable geometry such that even beings who are temporarily dimensionless cannot reach him).

A. Any Pains converted into Kills become single Pains. I recommend against using Bloodthirst!

A. In an Elder Thing’s Area, Cthulhu can’t Devour. He can still use Submerge and Y’Ha Nthlei, as those are Spellbooks, not Great Old One special abilities. This ability also works on Independent Great Old Ones (but only their special abilities, and not their Spellbooks). Nyarlathotep can’t use Harbinger, Azathoth can be Killed with a single Kill result, and so on. Shub-Niggurath can’t Avatar out of an Area containing an Elder Thing, but she could use Avatar to enter an Area containing an Elder Thing because she is not in that Area at the moment she uses her Avatar ability. (And the player controlling Bokrug could lose his Loyalty Card!)

In some cases, Mind Control can cancel the abilities of Great Old Ones. For example—if Tsathoggua is in an Elder Thing’s Area, then he can’t use Lethargy. If Ithaqua is in an Elder Thing’s Area, then Ferox is not in effect for any of his Cultists (of course, if an Elder Thing is merely in the same Area as one of Windwalker’s Cultists, but NOT in Ithaqua’s Area, Ferox is still in effect). Likewise, Abhoth could put a Filth Token in an Elder Thing’s Area, so long as Abhoth himself does not share an Area with an Elder Thing. Some Spellbooks might be affected, even though they are not directly negated by Elder Things. For example: The King in Yellow can’t Desecrate, which means that his Third Eye Spellbook can’t be used, either (a similar effect happens to Cthugha and Ghatanothoa when they have their respective Firestorm and Execration of Mu Spellbooks).

A. A Spellbook action or effect that is partly complete remains that way and can be completed despite a Moonbeast’s cancellation. A new action or effect would be prevented. So for example, if Cthulhu has Submerged before the Moonbeast’s arrival, he can emerge. Similarly, if Sleeper has a Cursed Slumber Gate, it can remain where it is or return, but a new Gate can’t be Cursed.

A. YES to all!

A. No, Units on her Card are not considered in a player’s Pool. Theymust first be Summoned directly from The Bloated Woman’s Card.

A. No, you may not use Cursed Slumber on a Brood, as you can go toanother Area on the Map! Brood are already in a terrible slumber…

A. Of course, and it will remain captured until it is sacrificed in the Gather Power Phase.

A. Since you can only use Cursed Slumber with a Controlled Gate, thenyou may not use it in an Area already containing a Glacier. However, ifyou place a Cursed Slumbering Gate back on the Map onto an Area with a Glacier, then the Cultist must immediately step off the Gate.

A. No, Slime Molds may only be placed via the Call Slime Mold Action.