Sneak attack+Reinforce the gates+Pillars of Virtue

L5R CCG Rules board, 27 July 2009

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A player, 27 July 2009

If I play Sneak attack and play a kiho action. My opponent then plays reinforce the gates in responce to negate my kiho's effects, Can I now use the stronghold pillars of virtures reaction to take another action?

Zen Faulkes (rules official), 27 July 2009

If I play Sneak attack and play a kiho action. My opponent then plays reinforce the gates in responce to negate my kiho's effects, Can I now use the stronghold pillars of virtures reaction to take another action?

Yes. http://rules.l5r.com/Abilities_and_acti ... n_resolves: "An action resolves even if all its effects are negated or otherwise do not occur. Negation only determines whether an action is successful." And Pillars of Virtue cares not about success.