<p>Talents are not ongoing; they're available for use once per turn.</p>

<p>With that said, the moved minion doesn't move back once the turn is over.</p>

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2014-06-26T18:43:55.473Z
2014-06-26T18:43:55.473Z
Othya
<p>No, it's not ongoing. Moving, like destruction, is a one-shot effect (to borrow Magic: The Gathering terminology). The move happens when the talent is used, and that's it.</p>

<p>If it was ongoing, the move would stop when the Zeppelin leaves play. How do you stop something that's already happened? That makes no sense.</p>

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ikegami
<p>The Zeppelin action, from the SteamPunk faction, has a talent to move a minion to or from the base on which it was played. It does not specify "ongoing" in its text, but it seems that this has to be implied with the talent, otherwise it seems entirely useless. Is there any guidance on this?</p>

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2014-05-28T14:50:39.437Z
It is not ongoing, it is a talent. Ongoing effects are continuous. You can use talent effects once per turn.
AdamP
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2014-05-29T15:12:43.850Z
What I mean to ask is if the Zeppelin action remains on the table in play for more than a single turn (like an ongoing action). There are other action cards that specify single moves, but since this is a talent, it seems like it should be usable once each turn and not discarded.
John Adams
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2014-05-29T18:50:58.983Z
Actions that are "Play on a base" are not discarded right away. They stay on the base until the base is scored or until they are removed by another card effect. This is not unique to Zeppelin, this is ALL ACTIONS that say "Play on a base."
AdamP
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In Smash Up, is the Zeppelin action ongoing?
John Adams
# In Smash Up, is the Zeppelin action ongoing?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-05-28)

The Zeppelin action, from the SteamPunk faction, has a talent to move a minion to or from the base on which it was played. It does not specify "ongoing" in its text, but it seems that this has to be implied with the talent, otherwise it seems entirely useless. Is there any guidance on this?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It is not ongoing, it is a talent. Ongoing effects are continuous. You can use talent effects once per turn.  
> **username_0**: What I mean to ask is if the Zeppelin action remains on the table in play for more than a single turn (like an ongoing action). There are other action cards that specify single moves, but since this is a talent, it seems like it should be usable once each turn and not discarded.  
> **username_1**: Actions that are "Play on a base" are not discarded right away. They stay on the base until the base is scored or until they are removed by another card effect. This is not unique to Zeppelin, this is ALL ACTIONS that say "Play on a base."  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-06-26. Score: 2

Talents are not ongoing; they're available for use once per turn.

With that said, the moved minion doesn't move back once the turn is over.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-05-28. Score: 1

No, it's not ongoing. Moving, like destruction, is a one-shot effect (to borrow Magic: The Gathering terminology). The move happens when the talent is used, and that's it.

If it was ongoing, the move would stop when the Zeppelin leaves play. How do you stop something that's already happened? That makes no sense.


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