Clarification on Daidoji Armor

L5R CCG Rules board, 21 April 2005

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A player, 21 April 2005

Akodo Kenshu wrote:

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Army: One or more units either attacking or defending a Province. All

units on one side are one army, regardless of who controls them.

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Daidoji Armor (C) +2F / +0C. Coste: 3; Focus: 1. Will only attach to a Harrier, Ninja, or Scout. Reaction: After a Resolution Segment begins bow this card: If the enemy army’s total Force is greater than your army’s, move this unit to the current battlefield. “Move quickly, but not foolishly.” –Daidoji Uji

In a previous post Zen answered this question.

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Can the reaction (on Daidoji Armor) be used in a battle in which you have no units?

Yes.

Would the definition of Army, from the rulebook, stop the Daidoji Armor personality from moving into the battle? Is the rulebook definition wrong? Is there some other rule I am missing here?

Precedent (Yobanjin Fortress) is that something joining an army can join an empty army.

I really don't think this is the real point. Is it true that: The focus of Daidoji armor is "army force total" which always exists with or without an army?

Is it true that he shouldn't be concerned about needing an army for it to work? Last time I checked, Daidoji Armor has no reference to armies. It has reference to army force totals which is defined in the rulebook (page 100) as:

For an army: The sum of the Force totals for its units.

So even if I have no army, I will always have an army force total as defined and described on DE rulebook pages 82-84.

Otherwise no one could ever destroy my provinces.

Right?

Zen Faulkes (rules official), 21 April 2005

The focus of Daidoji armor is "army force total" which always exists with or without an army?

Correct. So using Daidoji Armor is, as I already said, legal in a battle in which you have no units. Different reason, same answer.