Followup to Gempachi and Force Bonuses

L5R CCG Rules board, 5 August 2007

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A player, 5 August 2007

I think I've got a follow-up to my earlier question:

Originally I said: I have Daidoji Gempachi along with a 0 force 3 personal honor artisan and Doji Domotai XP3. In addition, I have a Castle Walls in play with only one province remaining. My opponent has an 8 Force unit opposing my army.

If I use Gempachi's ability to boost the force of the Artisan, do any or all of these traits stack? If not, which ones would? Relevant text is below.

Daidoji Gempachi Reaction: After Cavalry Maneuvers: Raise Gempachi's Force, and the Force of another target Personality in his army, to the Force of a target card opposing them

Doji Domotai Your defending Crane Clan Personalities at Domotai's location have a Force bonus equal to their Personal Honor.

Castle Walls If you are the Defender and have only one Province, your Personalities and Followers have +2F.

You said to include the bonuses in the raised stat. Does that mean that the raised stat would also have the additional force bonuses applied to it? Or does it mean that they get washed away in the stat change making them just a match of the opponent's personality? The more important question about the situation is when is a bonus applied to someone when the bonus says that it applies "when defending"? Is it as soon as they assign? Or after maneuvers?

Thanks again for the previous answer.

Zen Faulkes (rules official), 5 August 2007

Does that mean that the raised stat would also have the additional force bonuses applied to it?

No. That was why I wrote, "Do not reapply any bonuses that are already figured into the raised stat." No double bonuses.

when is a bonus applied to someone when the bonus says that it applies "when defending"?

After assignment.