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Betrayal at House on the Hill (First Edition)

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Can the traitor avoid a card's effect after drawing it while exploring?

The designer answered this directly, and it matches the rulebook's traitor powers section.

  • Betrayal at House on the Hill (First Edition) rulebook · Rulebook · The Traitor's New Powers
  • BruceGee · Designer · 2005-09-18
  • ironregime · Community · 2017-10-10
  • Aurum · Community · 2005-08-06
  • mangler103 · Community · 2005-05-30disagrees

Yes, once the traitor is revealed. The traitor still draws the card and stops moving, but may decline its effect before any roll is made. A card drawn before the haunt starts cannot be ignored.

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