Does Shibata Sensei require "your target unbowed Courtier" to be present at the battlefield to satisfy using the Imperial Favour for the Battle action?
Shibata Sensei and targets
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Yes.
"Bow your target unbowed Courtier to" is an optional replacement for "Discard the Imperial Favor to" language found on cards and the Favor Rulebook abilities.
For example, the Favor action on The Legion's Might becomes:
Favor Political Battle: Bow your target unbowed Courtier to make a Ranged 3 Attack.
For Shibata Sensei do I need the courtier to be at the battlefield to bow him to replace the cost of the favor or can he be at home?
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For Shibata Sensei do I need the courtier to be at the battlefield to bow him to replace the cost of the favor or can he be at home?
Thanks
The Courtier is a target of the action, so the Rule of Location applies: he or she must be at the current battlefield.
On: Shibata Sensei
Regarding this ruling (and the similar one just posted): viewtopic.php?f=59&t=109338&p=1434799&hilit=shibata+sensei&sid=362d8d5ead7f6a4d0ecfb122f7ec38ff#p1434799
What if the favor action you are taking has Absent, like Toturi Tsudao? Would the courtier still need to be at the battlefield? If so, is there any keyword associated with an action that would allow the courtier to be at home?
Also, could you clarify whether the courtier would have to be at the batttle if I was using the reaction from Kyuden Bayushi with the rulebook favor action? What about with Toturi Tsudao?
Regarding this ruling (and the similar one just posted): viewtopic.php?f=59&t=109338&p=1434799&hilit=shibata+sensei&sid=362d8d5ead7f6a4d0ecfb122f7ec38ff#p1434799
What if the favor action you are taking has Absent, like Toturi Tsudao? Would the courtier still need to be at the battlefield? If so, is there any keyword associated with an action that would allow the courtier to be at home?
Also, could you clarify whether the courtier would have to be at the batttle if I was using the reaction from Kyuden Bayushi with the rulebook favor action? What about with Toturi Tsudao?
Absent will not help you. While it allows you to ignore the Rule of Presence, it gives no such exception to the Rule of Location. I believe a Personality with a Favor Absent Home battle ability that does not bow him as a cost of the ability would be able to use it via Shibata Sensei.
Kyuden Bayushi's ability is a Reaction, which isn't governed by Presence and Location. It still works.