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A player, 20 May 2007
Ok, so how about now?
Ok, so the new earthen guardians card creates the personality at the current battlefield, even if the caster is at home (I assume it can also create from one battlefield to another).
If I am the attacker at a province, and both armies are empty, does this satisfy the rule of presence, because I am creating a unit at the current battlefield?
Or because on the card it says on the card to create the new personality "in the current army", and the current army contains no defenders, there is no current army, and therefore does not work.
Any help would be appreciated.
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 27 May 2007
Earthen Guardians: If I am the attacker at a province, and both armies are empty, does this satisfy the rule of presence, because I am creating a unit at the current battlefield?
Lotus rules, pg. 51: "Rule of Presence... is satisfied if... The Battle or Open action he wants to use will result in him controlling a unit there, unconditionally."
Rules Archive, Battle: "An empty army can be 'joined.'"
Yes.