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, 29 July 2007
Hi! Mountain's Shadow Dojo Battle: Even if this Stronghold is bowed, target one of your Crane Clan Samurai: Ranged 3 Attack. Move him home or to another battlefield.
Burn It Down Reaction: After you announce an action with a Ranged Attack effect: One of the Ranged Attacks may target this battlefield’s province instead of an enemy card. If it does, reduce the province’s strength by the Ranged Attack’s strength when it resolves.
A Crane samurai assigns in Province A. Crane A performs the Mountain's Shadow Dojo range attack ability and moves to Province B. After moving to province B, he now plays Burn It down on Province B.
Is this legal? And can you please explain why it is or it isn't? Thanks!
Martin Lund (rules official), 30 July 2007
Hi! Mountain's Shadow Dojo Battle: Even if this Stronghold is bowed, target one of your Crane Clan Samurai: Ranged 3 Attack. Move him home or to another battlefield.
Burn It Down Reaction: After you announce an action with a Ranged Attack effect: One of the Ranged Attacks may target this battlefield’s province instead of an enemy card. If it does, reduce the province’s strength by the Ranged Attack’s strength when it resolves.
A Crane samurai assigns in Province A. Crane A performs the Mountain's Shadow Dojo range attack ability and moves to Province B. After moving to province B, he now plays Burn It down on Province B.
Is this legal? And can you please explain why it is or it isn't? Thanks!
I think you need to back up and read the abilities of the cards again.
Burn It Down says you have to play it upon announcing the Action.
You have to play it in response to announcing that you are using Mountain's Shadow Dojo, not after you've already started resolving its effects.
Also, you have to resolve the Ranged Attack before you resolve the movement effect. You have to do the effects of the Action in the order they are written. "Ranged 3 Attack." comes before "Move him ..."
Now, all that said, the following sequence would be perfectly legal:
1.) Assign Crane Clan Samurai "Bob" to Battlefield A.
2.) Engage the Battle at Battlefield B.
3.) Announce using Mountain's Shadow Dojo
4.) Play Burn It Down as a Reaction.
5.) Target "Bob" with Moutain's Shadow Dojo.
5.) Reduce the Province Strength of Province B by 3.
6.) Move "Bob" to Battlefield B.