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, 17 November 2008
Ikoma Yasuko Lion Clan • Courtier • Experienced Shosuro Yasuko • Unique Battle: Even if Yasuko is home: Target a Personality not at the current battlefield. Move him there. If you do not control him, straighten him. Political Reaction: Before another Lion Clan Personality is destroyed, destroy Yasuko: Negate the Personality's destruction.
Cut Them Off Reaction: After an action resolves that moved any units to a battlefield, target one of your Personalities there: Bow one target unit that moved; if your Personality is not Cavalry, the target unit’s Personality must have lower Chi than yours.
I am slightly confused about these two cards' interaction, so I'll just post a situation:
I control Ikoma Yasuko at home, and a cavalry personality at the current battlefield. If I use Yasuko's ability to "hook" one of my opponent's personalities to the current battlefield, can I play Cut them Off AFTER Yasuko's ability straightens him, or will I have to play it right after the personality moves, and therefore it will straighten anyways?
Thanks
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 17 November 2008
I control Ikoma Yasuko at home, and a cavalry personality at the current battlefield. If I use Yasuko's ability to "hook" one of my opponent's personalities to the current battlefield, can I play Cut them Off AFTER Yasuko's ability straightens him, or will I have to play it right after the personality moves, and therefore it will straighten anyways?
The only option with playing Reactions is whether to play it or not -- you do not get to pick times that are convenient.
Cut Them Off comes after the straightening effect of Ikoma Yasuko, because it is played after the action resolves, not after the individual effect (Fixed -- see also below).
A player, 18 November 2008
Regarding this topic:
Cut Them Off reacts after the whole action resolves, so it would be after the straightening of the unit because of Ikoma Yasuko's ability, right?
Alex Jones (rules official), 18 November 2008
Regarding this topic:
Cut Them Off reacts after the whole action resolves, so it would be after the straightening of the unit because of Ikoma Yasuko's ability, right?
Cut Them Off: Reaction: After an action resolves that moved any units to a battlefield, target one of your Personalities there: Bow one target unit that moved; if your Personality is not Cavalry, the target unit’s Personality must have lower Chi than yours.
Yasuko's Action resolves completely, including straightening the unit, before Cut Them Off is played.