I've played 3 games now and really enjoy the game. I bought both the core game and the expansion. I'm planning on introducing as many of my friends as possible to it.

I did a quick search but I didn't turn up the exact questions I was looking for. Just a few questions I was hoping I could help get clarification...

1. Suppression cloak - I don't have the card in front of me but the wording is a bit confusing to me. It says something like each round for each creature... Does the controller have to pay 2 mana per creature to attach the mage wearing this cloak? Or is it 2 mana on the very first creature to attack the mage?

2. Applying Effects - This is really basic and I feel like I'm probably missing something obvious. But are effects applied regardless of what is rolled for damage? Example the Basilisk Paralisys Beam. I roll two dice for damage and they are both blanks. Do I still get to roll to see if I get to apply the cripple effect? If I roll two normal 1's and they have 2 armor. Does the armor absorbing the damage prevent me from trying to apply the cripple effect?

3. Breaking Sleep - I've done the search and see the many threads regarding sleep needing to be broken by damage. This question is similar to my second question. If a creature with 3 armor is put to sleep and something attacks it to wake it up, does it actually need to do damage to wake the creature up? Does it need to roll starburst or exceed the armor to wake up the creature?

Thanks!