Aranai sensei + Aramasu's Mask

L5R CCG Rules board, 14 July 2014 to 15 July 2014

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A player, 14 July 2014

So Aramasu gives a personality Tactician and then allows them to negate actions based on their discarded Tact Adv ability. Aranai reads that if they do not have the printed Tact trait they do not have Tact Adv. So my question is, does the sensei shut down the item's ability to grant someone the Tact Adv ability?

Jon Palmer (rules official), 15 July 2014

So Aramasu gives a personality Tactician and then allows them to negate actions based on their discarded Tact Adv ability. Aranai reads that if they do not have the printed Tact trait they do not have Tact Adv. So my question is, does the sensei shut down the item's ability to grant someone the Tact Adv ability?

As long as they have 3C, yes, the trait on Aranai Sensei will prevent a Personality granted Tactician via Aramasu's Mask from using Tactical Advantage.