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So if I'm to understand this ruling, all effects of a terrain are continuous effects that should end when the terrain leaves play. Ergo, a Unfamiliar Ground + Unshakable is now ruled to immediately unbow all 5+ Force personalities as soon as it leaves play?
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viewtopic.php?f=59&t=75730
So if I'm to understand this ruling, all effects of a terrain are continuous effects that should end when the terrain leaves play. Ergo, a Unfamiliar Ground + Unshakable is now ruled to immediately unbow all 5+ Force personalities as soon as it leaves play?
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Unfamiliar Ground's effect causes a game state change, i.e. an instantaneous effect.
Removing Unfamiliar Ground from the game (i.e. Unshakeable) does not reverse its own effects.
The cards that Unfamiliar Ground bowed, will remain bowed.
Additional: see this update.
An action taken from a Terrain card's ability will generate ongoing or instantaneous effects (which may be conditional or delayed, etc), not continuous effects.
Alex