At'tok'tuk Sensei and Faction Trait

L5R CCG Rules board, 7 May 2008

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, 7 May 2008

Hi,

I have a question about At'tok'tuk Sensei. Reading the thread about the 'Mantis Clan' trait and the 'Yoritomo's Alliance Clan' trait. http://www.alderac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=67529&p=870262#p870262

I use this Sensei. I resolve the Event : Alliance, may I select the Ratling faction ? If I can, do the ratling personalities I own cost 2 less gold? I mean, may I enter play a ratling personality from one of my province during my dynasty phase for Zero gold if its base gold cost is 4 ?

If I use one of the Stronghold : "Hidden Catacomb" or "Kyuden Bayushi" with this Sensei, may I bow a ratling personality I own to pay a cost of discarding the Imperial Favor?

The cards : At'tok'tuk Sensei : Crab. Mantis. Monk. Naga. Scorpion. Shadowlands. Unicorn. Sensei Your Ratling Personalities are members of your Clan. Ratling Followers will join you for 1 less Gold.

Alliance : Select a faction other than your own. For the rest of the game, you can bring personalities of that faction into play for 2 less Gold.

The Hidden Catacombs of the Scorpion : Once per turn, you may pay a cost of discarding the Imperial Favor by bowing a Scorpion Clan Personality you control instead.

Kyuden Bayushi : Political Reaction: Once per turn, bow one of your Scorpion Clan Personalities to pay a cost of discarding the Imperial Favor. This may be used while bowed.

Thanks in advance, Rémi.

[Mod edit: Thread title. -ZF]

Brook Cunningham (rules official), 7 May 2008

Hi,

I have a question about At'tok'tuk Sensei...

I use this Sensei. I resolve the Event : Alliance, may I select the Ratling faction ? If I can, do the ratling personalities I own cost 2 less gold? I mean, may I enter play a ratling personality from one of my province during my dynasty phase for Zero gold if its base gold cost is 4 ?

If I use one of the Stronghold : "Hidden Catacomb" or "Kyuden Bayushi" with this Sensei, may I bow a ratling personality I own to pay a cost of discarding the Imperial Favor?

Assuming you're playing Legacy Format: Yes to all questions.

All Legacy factions (see here) are legal to name for "Alliance".

As to the rest, the Sensei gives your Faction (Clan) alignment to all your Ratlings in and out of play. So, a Scorpion player's Ratling with "Scorpion Clan" from the Sensei could pay for the effects of both Strongholds and could be bought for the -2 "Clan discount" on top of -2 from "Alliance" for a total of -4.

On: At'tok'tuk Sensei, Kyuden Bayushi