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A player, 7 July 2009
Can an effect "Straighten your target card" target at a card which is not bowed?
Similarly, can an effect (not a cost) "Bow a target card" target a card which is bowed?
Specifically, if I have no bowed cards in my army can I still use Matsu Satsune to bow an enemy follower or personality without attachments? (Or perhaps I have e.g. a Gumbai-Uchiwa in my hand that I want to discard so I can attach it)
Matsu Satsune Battle: Discard a card: Straighten a target unit in Satsune's army. If you discarded a Bushido Virtue, you may target and bow an enemy Follower or Personality without attachments.
Edit: Thanks for the link. This ruling went against me in our CE release, so it's good to know where in the rules I can point to next time.
Alex Jones (rules official), 7 July 2009
Can an effect "Straighten your target card" target at a card which is not bowed?
Similarly, can an effect (not a cost) "Bow a target card" target a card which is bowed?
Specifically, if I have no bowed cards in my army can I still use Matsu Satsune to bow an enemy follower or personality without attachments? (Or perhaps I have e.g. a Gumbai-Uchiwa in my hand that I want to discard so I can attach it)
Matsu Satsune Battle: Discard a card: Straighten a target unit in Satsune's army. If you discarded a Bushido Virtue, you may target and bow an enemy Follower or Personality without attachments.
Edit: Thanks for the link. This ruling went against me in our CE release, so it's good to know where in the rules I can point to next time.
Can an effect "Straighten your target card" target a card which is not bowed? Yes
Similarly, can an effect (not a cost) "Bow a target card" target a card which is bowed? Yes
Specifically, if I have no bowed cards in my army can I still use Matsu Satsune to bow an enemy follower or personality without attachments? Yes
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 7 July 2009
http://rules.l5r.com/FAQ#Is_an_action_l ... _happen.3F