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A player, 18 May 2008
Ok...so i honestly tried to look this up but can't find ANy definitions for 'target' anywhere and couldn't find any rulings for this...i know i know....i probably just had a bloke look but hey...i'm a bloke...
i play a wedge on my Sentei no Oni, my opponent then realises that this will wipe him out...can he then kill my Sentei with out fear of my ability to blow his army to bits due to wedge's 'can't be targeted' restriction...or does using sentei's ability (which doesn't say it targets) by pass the wedge's restriction? Just asking for the clarification so i can show my playgroup here and stop them arguing.... : ) thanks for your time yet again guys...
Brook Cunningham (rules official), 18 May 2008
Ok...so i honestly tried to look this up but can't find ANy definitions for 'target' anywhere...
I suggest the online Rules Wiki. It has a Glossary, containing such a definition here: http://rules.l5r.com/Glossary_T#Target
But I'm also happy to help, so on to the question:
I play a wedge on my Sentei no Oni, my opponent then realises that this will wipe him out...can he then kill my Sentei with out fear of my ability to blow his army to bits due to wedge's 'can't be targeted' restriction...or does using sentei's ability (which doesn't say it targets) by pass the wedge's restriction? Just asking for the clarification so i can show my playgroup here and stop them arguing.... : ) thanks for your time yet again guys...
An action only targets something if it explicitly uses the word "target" and says it targets that thing (from the linked definition above: "The word “target” must appear as a verb or an adjective for the procedure to be considered targeting..."). The only restriction Wedge imposes is that (in your example) you can no longer target your Sentei. Sentei's Reaction does not target itself, so it's still legal to take after you've Wedged the Oni.