Ruby Ascendance and Sensei

L5R CCG Rules board, 31 August 2015 to 3 September 2015

A topic from AEG's L5R CCG Rules forum, copied for Oracle of the Void from a copy of the forum saved in October 2015, so pages it didn't save are missing. Players' names are left out; the rules officials are named. Rulings are as they stood on these dates; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.

A player, 31 August 2015

Can Ruby Ascendance negate the Province Strength modifier granted from a Sensei?

Ruby Ascendance action:

Battle: Negate the current Province's current strength bonuses or penalties (your choice).

Alex Jones (rules official), 1 September 2015

Can Ruby Ascendance negate the Province Strength modifier granted from a Sensei?

Ruby Ascendance action:

Sensei cards create modifiers, not bonuses, so Ruby Ascendance will not affect Province Strength bonuses or penalties from them.

A player, 3 September 2015

In regards to http://www.alderac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=115047 . Would a province strength enhancenent coming from a trait on a sensei, such as Dijuro Sensei, still be considered a modifier as a default rulebook effect? Would something like that be considered a bonus and be effected by Ruby Ascendance?

Thanks.

Alex Jones (rules official), 3 September 2015

In regards to http://www.alderac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=115047 . Would a province strength enhancenent coming from a trait on a sensei, such as Dijuro Sensei, still be considered a modifier as a default rulebook effect? Would something like that be considered a bonus and be effected by Ruby Ascendance?

Thanks.

Traits that alter stats create bonuses or penalties.