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A player, 12 May 2014
Under what circumstances, if any, can Tsuruchi Gosho's RA be combined?
I understood you can not Unholy Strike his RA. But this came up during a game:
player A has Gidayu Sensei, and a unit with a RA ability in play, Gosho in a province player B attacks him, he defends.
What player A wanted to do was Reserve Gosho in, Interrupt with Gosho's RA, combine with the RA from his other unit -> preposterous! He then tried to start the "combo" with the RA from his other unit, and combine with Gosho's Reserve (+ Interrupt RA) -> blasphemy!
These two scenarios I know would not be legal.
However, if he uses Gosho's Reserve (no Interrupt) first, and then (on a later action) announces the RA from his other unit *when Gosho is already in play*, can he combine that RA with Gosho's "Ranged Attack action" (per Gidayu Sensei's text)?
(also, a reminder on my other lingering question over here)
Alex Jones (rules official), 12 May 2014
Under what circumstances, if any, can Tsuruchi Gosho's RA be combined?
I understood you can not Unholy Strike his RA. But this came up during a game:
player A has Gidayu Sensei, and a unit with a RA ability in play, Gosho in a province player B attacks him, he defends.
What player A wanted to do was Reserve Gosho in, Interrupt with Gosho's RA, combine with the RA from his other unit -> preposterous! He then tried to start the "combo" with the RA from his other unit, and combine with Gosho's Reserve (+ Interrupt RA) -> blasphemy!
These two scenarios I know would not be legal.
However, if he uses Gosho's Reserve (no Interrupt) first, and then (on a later action) announces the RA from his other unit *when Gosho is already in play*, can he combine that RA with Gosho's "Ranged Attack action" (per Gidayu Sensei's text)?
(also, a reminder on my other lingering question over here)
No. Tsuruchi Gosho's Ranged Attack ability is an Interrupt, so it is not "appropriate to the phase", as the Combat Segment is an Action Round for Battle actions, not Interrupts.