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A player, 8 January 2008
With reference to this:
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Akodo Shigetoshi Lion Clan • Daimyo • Samurai • Tactician • Experienced • Unique • Loyal Your Tacticians have the ability, "Tactical Battle: Destroy a Personality or Follower in this army: Destroy a target Follower or Personality without Followers opposing it."
If i want to use the Tactical Battle Ability with i.e. Shigetoshi: Can i only destroy a Tactician (as the cost) who have to "pay" with the Tactician Trait?
Sorry for stealing your Time. I really hope i have made a stupid suggestion.
Martin Lund (rules official), 10 January 2008
A Personality or Follower is performing an action if its controller is the player taking the action, and any of these things is true:
* The action comes from an ability on the Personality or Follower. * The action comes from an ability on an Item or Spell in the Personality’s unit. * The Personality or Follower was targeted by targeting in the ability’s constraints block (between the two colons).
The ability granted by Akodo Shigetoshi does not target the Personality or Follower you destroy - so they don't perform the Action.