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When you claim the Obelisk from the display, do you choose its essences before the replacement monument is revealed?

The designer answered this directly in a BGG reply.

Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2021-05-03
Res Arcana rulebook · Rulebook · 2. Actions

Yes. Claiming it triggers its effect immediately, and the display is refilled only afterward.

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