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A player, 24 August 2008
Since Hida Kuon (Experienced 5)'s trait says: Crab Clan Personalities at Kuon's location have a minimum Force and Chi of 2.
and let's say another Crab Clan Personality has a current Chi penalty that could reduce his Chi to 0 (but is stuck at 2), what happens when I play Ambush?
Does that move Kuon to the battlefield and make him leave "home" or the fief (well, he is in "army" right?)? (killing the other guy) or is he still considered at home/in the fief and therefore not having the other guy die...
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A player, 24 August 2008
let's say another Crab Clan Personality has a current Chi penalty that could reduce his Chi to 0 (but is stuck at 2), what happens when I play Ambush?
It depends on which Personalities your Ambush targets. Assuming it targets Hida Kuon (Experienced 5)...
Does that move Kuon to the battlefield and make him leave "home" or the fief (well, he is in "army" right?)? (killing the other guy)
None of Ambush's effects moves its targets: they are assigned to the created battlefield, which makes them leave home indeed (see below). Glossary, Assign: To change the location of one or more units from home to a battlefield. As a consequence, after Hida Kuon is assigned, the other Crab Clan Personality is no longer at Kuon's location, therefore his lethal Chi penalty destroys him.