Totem Simultaneus activation

[JoeB]

So Ramos activates simultaneously with his mobile tool kit. Ramos does all his stuff and as his last action uses controlled detonation on himself. So normally the totem would dissappear when Ramos does but since it activated simultaneously would it get to complete it's activation before dying? I mean supposedly it was doing stuff before Ramos blew up.

[Sliver Chocobo]

It dies when ramos dies, I guess I guess it won't

[goblyn13]

When the master is killed/sacrificed/otherwise deceased the nominated totem is immediately removed from play, just because it was declared to be activating simultaneously it does not get the activation, as the magic is gone and it is no longer able to perform its activation.

Rules Manual pg10:

A Totem is sacrificed immediately if the Master or Henchman it is connected to is removed from the game. Totems with a Master's or Henchman’s name in parenthesis can only be connected to models with that name (see Hire Crews, p.71, for the full rules on hiring and connecting Totems).

Moral of the story, use the totem first before blowing up your master.

[Sliver Chocobo]

Or don't blow up your master

[Headcase2]

And you can always activate the totem first and then the master.