A topic from AEG's L5R CCG Rules forum, copied for Oracle of the Void from the Wayback Machine (its copy), so posts 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, 19 November 2005
I'm not sure I understand what, exactly, the disparition of the "smart cards" means.
http://www.alderac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29611
Jeff's post in the above topic seems to imply that Heavily Engaged is "smart enough" to know that it will not meet Relevance.
http://www.alderac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31897
Zen's reply in the above topic seems to say that the "smart cards" ruling was removed so that legality of actions would not depend on game state (provided targeting, etc. requirements are met, of course).
Using Zen's logic, it seems to me that Heavily Engaged would meet relevance in an empty battlefield, just as much as In Search of the Future would (each player being required to target one of his personalities is an effect; that some, or all, players, will be unable to do this, is something that "smart" cards would know, but "dumb" cards would not, and so Heavily Engaged can only meet Relevance if it, in a sense, waives it like In Search does)
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 19 November 2005
I'm not sure I understand what, exactly, the disparition of the "smart cards" means.
http://www.alderac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29611
Jeff's post in the above topic seems to imply that Heavily Engaged is "smart enough" to know that it will not meet Relevance.
http://www.alderac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31897
Zen's reply in the above topic seems to say that the "smart cards" ruling was removed so that legality of actions would not depend on game state (provided targeting, etc. requirements are met, of course).
Using Zen's logic, it seems to me that Heavily Engaged would meet relevance in an empty battlefield, just as much as In Search of the Future would (each player being required to target one of his personalities is an effect; that some, or all, players, will be unable to do this, is something that "smart" cards would know, but "dumb" cards would not, and so Heavily Engaged can only meet Relevance if it, in a sense, waives it like In Search does)
This conversation got carried on after Jeff Alexander's departure. Heavily Engaged also entered the discussion, and is affected by the current ruling. It also meets the requirements for relevance, regardless of whether there are units there or not, whether those present can be bowed or not, because it has the qualifier, "if possible."