If # of players = 4, purple counters = 2, and counters on self-improving tools = 8, would activating self-improving tools kill dreadful locker (doing 8*3 = 24 damage) or can you only do 12 damage at a time? Phrased another way, is assault capped at doing 12 since there are only 4 red tokens or can you "trample" and do the second purple counter with the same assault?
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[Edit] due to wordings, I've changed some of the text] No I would say. Unfortunately. The rules says you can only do one Dream Action per round, and an Assault action on a Tile is a Dream action. So if you completed an Gradual Action, added ALL the red markers needed for that action to be resolved, you have completed that Assault Action, if you where allowed to "trample" continue by using excess red intent to add new markers, you technically would perform another assault action, or 2 Dream action in the same round, which is not allowed. So in short: No I don't think you can remove more than one Threat token (purple token) per Assault action. However I like the "trample" idea, I think it should become a rule, maybe a future expansion?