<p>There is no difference between completing a task and defeating a task.</p>

<p>The difference in wording is - as suspected - for consistency. Additionally, because some tasks are in fact monsters, defeating is a better fit for being the general term than completing.</p>

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2015-08-10T14:45:37.853Z
2015-08-10T14:45:37.853Z
Patters
<p>The <a href="https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/Elder%20Sign/support/SL05-faq-web.pdf" rel="nofollow">faq</a> says that Mandy Thompson's ability should read </p>

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  <p>Once per day, after any player has rolled, Mandy may re- roll 2 dice before determining if the active player was able to defeat a task.</p>
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<p>The actual card says "complete" instead of "defeat", so what is the reason for the errata claiming it should say "defeat"?</p>

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2015-06-24T00:09:48.263Z
Error in the errata? I would interpret that as the same thing, but that's not a solid answer.
Radhil
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2015-08-10T01:07:26.877Z
I have the expansion that actually gave me a replacement character sheet for Mandy. I believe it was just to ensure that the wording was consistent. I will double check later if there were any other differences on the cards
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In Elder Sign, what is the distinction between completing and defeating a task?
Joey
# In Elder Sign, what is the distinction between completing and defeating a task?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-23)

The [faq](https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/Elder%20Sign/support/SL05-faq-web.pdf) says that Mandy Thompson's ability should read

> Once per day, after any player has rolled, Mandy may re- roll 2 dice before determining if the active player was able to defeat a task.

The actual card says "complete" instead of "defeat", so what is the reason for the errata claiming it should say "defeat"?

**Tags:** elder-sign

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Error in the errata? I would interpret that as the same thing, but that's not a solid answer.  
> **username_2**: I have the expansion that actually gave me a replacement character sheet for Mandy. I believe it was just to ensure that the wording was consistent. I will double check later if there were any other differences on the cards  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-08-10. Score: 1

There is no difference between completing a task and defeating a task.

The difference in wording is - as suspected - for consistency. Additionally, because some tasks are in fact monsters, defeating is a better fit for being the general term than completing.


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