I'll try to keep these much shorter than the ones in your OP as they simply seek to clarify questions which are being asked ad nauseam in the FaceBook Group. Feel free to rewrite/clarify them so they are more in line with your formatting, but try to keep the short answer at the top and place any additional clarification (such as rules references) below it.

I am aware some of these are addressed in some way or manner in your other entries, but I feel that having a "simplified" version of them may help reduce confusion. Also, there are others that are straight-up examples of "RTFR" or "RTFC", but I'd rather take the time to write them up here than see another 50 people ask whether Bran can be saved with a Dupe or if First Snow can be prevented with a STR boost *facepalm*.

p.s. I'm not sure if I should have posted this here or simply PM-ed it to you. If you want, I can remove my post after you incorporate these into the OP.

Edit - Had some problems with the Spoiler tag, managed to figure it out. Apparently, ending a paragraph seems to break it, so I had to go back and replace all new paragraphs with line breaks which is somewhat inconvenient :V

Can I initiate a challenge with 0 STR? (Related Card: Lord of the Crossing)

Spoiler -Yes, provided you have a character at 0 STR. You can also defend with 0 STR (such as a reducer character being affected by Daenerys), but this will not make the challenge opposed. Which brings us to the next point:

Can I win (on attack or defense) a challenge with 0 STR? (Related Card: Lord of the Crossing)

Spoiler -No, you must have at least 1 STR in a challenge in order to win it. However, you can initiate it with a 0 STR character and then proceed to apply a STR modifying effect (such as Margaery Tyrell) after your opponent declares no blockers. The same thing can be said for defense - you can use a 0 STR character to defend, but, unless your total defending STR is >0 by the time the challenge resolves, it will have the same result as being unopposed. Keep in mind that if you do not apply a STR boost (either an active one like Margaery or a passive like The Red Keep) to a 0 STR character the following are true:



-I attack with 0 STR, opponent does not oppose - No one wins the challenge

-I attack with 0 STR, opponent defends with 0 STR - No one wins the challenge

-I attack with 1 STR, opponent defends with 0 STR - I win unopposed

-I attack with 0 STR, opponent defends with 1 STR - Opponent wins in defense

Are there multiple challenge "phases" or is every players challenges in a different "phase"? (Related Card: For the Watch!)

Spoiler -No, all the challenges of all players are currently only done in a single, shared phase. The card "For the Watch!" has the text "each phase" as a form of future proofing - as of this time, there is no way for the plot to prevent more than one challenge. If you want an example as to what COULD give this plot more value, refer to cards like "Lucas Blackwood" or the "Epic Battle" mechanic from v1.0 of the LCG.

Can I trigger any effects before First Snow of Winter's Forced Reaction triggers? (Related Cards: First Snow of Winter, Brothel Madame)

Spoiler -Not unless they are Interrupts or Forced Reactions themselves. Reminder - there is no "stack". The only effects which can "respond" to something are Interrupts. Refer to pg. 8 of the Rules Reference document for the following blanket rule:



"For any given triggering condition, forced

interrupts take priority and initiate before nonforced

interrupts, and forced reactions take priority

and initiate before non-forced reactions"

Can I use an effect such as Wintefell Kennel Master or Wardens of the North to ignore the limitations of Knight of Flowers or Jousting Contest? (Related Cards: Winterfell Kennel Master, Knight of Flowers, Jousting Contest, Wardens of the North, Hodor)

Spoiler -Yes. The aforementioned effects only prevent you from DECLARING an attacker or blocker - "jumping" them into the challenge via Kennel Master's or Wardens' effects ignores this. It's also worth mentioning that you can "jump in" characters without the proper icons or which are unable to attack/defend (such as Hodor or a Stealthed character) provided that you meet the triggering condition of already having a participating Stark character.

Can I save from a burn effect such as Dracarys or Plaza of Punishment? (Related Cards: Dracarys!, Plaza of Punishment, Maester Aemon, Risen from the Sea, Margaery Tyrell)

Spoiler -Depends on the save effect. At this time, the only card which can help against burn effects is Risen from the Sea. To explain it simply - getting hit by an effect with "dies/is discarded at 0 STR" puts the character in a "Terminal" state. While in a Terminal state, a character keeps dying/discarding itself unless it is taken out of the Terminal state - this is only accomplished by a save effect which boosts its STR over that "at 0 STR" threshold. Also, unless a Save effect can successfully save a card (in this case, take it out of the Terminal state), it cannot even be triggered. To make it clear:



-A Dupe cannot even be triggered against a successful burn effect.

-Maester Aemon cannot even be triggered against a successful burn effect.

-Margaery Tyrell (or similar STR boosts) cannot boost the STR of a character that is already at the 0 STR burn point as she is not a save effect.

Can I use [Any Sacrifice Effect] and then save my character with a Dupe or other save effect? (Related Cards: Bran Stark, Maester Aemon, For the Rose Banner)

Spoiler -No. This is clearly addressed on pg. 18 of the Rules Reference document. A short summation would be "Sacrifice cannot be saved from.".

EDIT: Added Arbor ruling below.