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A player, 23 January 2013
Just a couple of questions regarding Aramasu's Legacy.
Aramasu's Legacy Limited: Create an additional Attack Phase, during which battle resolution does not destroy defending armies or provinces and does not bow your Mantis Clan Magistrates or your attachments. After it ends, if you won any of its battles (even against no units at resolution), you may target a Personality or Holding, bow it, and negate its straightening until after your next Straighten Phase ends.
Scenario A: I've attached a Wyrmbone Katana to Yoritomo Kanaye. I announce Aramasu's Legacy's Limited action, assigning Kanaye to Province A. This battle resolves, and Kanaye with Wyrmbone Katana returns home unbowed. Moving on to the Attack Phase, I assign Kanaye to Province B. I resolve Province A's battlefield first. Can I use Wyrmbone Katana's Battle Action to move Kanaye to Province A, since he assigned there during the previously created Attack Phase?
Wyrmbone Katana Battle: Target an enemy card with lower Force than this Personality and no attachments: Destroy it. Battle: Move this Personality to the current battlefield if he assigned there.
Scenario B: I announce Aramasu's Legacy's Limited action, assigning Yoritomo Kanaye to Province A. I choose Kanaye to perform Unstoppable Strike. The battle resolves without using the given ability. Moving on to the Attack Phase, I assign Kanaye and my opponent defends. Does Kanaye still have the ability given by Unstoppable Strike? Or is the ability given applied only until the Attack Phase in which it is given ends?
Unstoppable Strike Battle: Choose your performing Personality: Give him the ability, "Battle: Target an enemy Personality: Destroy him."
Thanks!
Anthony
Jon Palmer (rules official), 23 January 2013
Just a couple of questions regarding Aramasu's Legacy.
Aramasu's Legacy Limited: Create an additional Attack Phase, during which battle resolution does not destroy defending armies or provinces and does not bow your Mantis Clan Magistrates or your attachments. After it ends, if you won any of its battles (even against no units at resolution), you may target a Personality or Holding, bow it, and negate its straightening until after your next Straighten Phase ends.
Scenario A: I've attached a Wyrmbone Katana to Yoritomo Kanaye. I announce Aramasu's Legacy's Limited action, assigning Kanaye to Province A. This battle resolves, and Kanaye with Wyrmbone Katana returns home unbowed. Moving on to the Attack Phase, I assign Kanaye to Province B. I resolve Province A's battlefield first. Can I use Wyrmbone Katana's Battle Action to move Kanaye to Province A, since he assigned there during the previously created Attack Phase?
Wyrmbone Katana Battle: Target an enemy card with lower Force than this Personality and no attachments: Destroy it. Battle: Move this Personality to the current battlefield if he assigned there.
Scenario B: I announce Aramasu's Legacy's Limited action, assigning Yoritomo Kanaye to Province A. I choose Kanaye to perform Unstoppable Strike. The battle resolves without using the given ability. Moving on to the Attack Phase, I assign Kanaye and my opponent defends. Does Kanaye still have the ability given by Unstoppable Strike? Or is the ability given applied only until the Attack Phase in which it is given ends?
Unstoppable Strike Battle: Choose your performing Personality: Give him the ability, "Battle: Target an enemy Personality: Destroy him."
Thanks!
Anthony
Battlefields are created each time an attack is declared. Although Kanaye was at the same PROVINCE earlier in the turn, he was not at the same battlefield. Sorry!
The granting of the ability by Unstoppable Strike, however, lasts until end of turn. So feel free to give that out during Legacy's attack phase and then destroy something on your normal attack.