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, 6 April 2010
Hi,
I have a doubt about the "Celestial Edition Location rule" during the battle action segment.
Here are the different cases : 1/ I control 3 Shinbone Warriors at the current battlefield. I use the open action : The Shinbone Pack is brought into play at the current battlefield, I think. 2/ I control 3 Shinbone Warriors at the current battlefield and one other at home. 2.1/ May I choose the Shinbone Warriors at home to perform his open action ? I think no because he is not at the current battlefied. 2.2/ I choose one Shinbone Warrior at the current battlefield to perform the open action, may I destroy this way the Shinbone Warrior who his at home (I need to destroy 3 of them) ?
Card Text : Shinbone Warrior Open: Target and destroy 3 Broken Shinbone Tribe cards you control: Search your Dynasty deck, then discard pile, for a Shinbone Pack. Bring it into play at this location, ignoring costs.
Thanks in advance, Rémi.
Brook Cunningham (rules official), 6 April 2010
Hi,
I have a doubt about the "Celestial Edition Location rule" during the battle action segment.
Here are the different cases : 1/ I control 3 Shinbone Warriors at the current battlefield. I use the open action : The Shinbone Pack is brought into play at the current battlefield, I think. 2/ I control 3 Shinbone Warriors at the current battlefield and one other at home. 2.1/ May I choose the Shinbone Warriors at home to perform his open action ? I think no because he is not at the current battlefied. 2.2/ I choose one Shinbone Warrior at the current battlefield to perform the open action, may I destroy this way the Shinbone Warrior who his at home (I need to destroy 3 of them) ?
Card Text : Shinbone Warrior Open: Target and destroy 3 Broken Shinbone Tribe cards you control: Search your Dynasty deck, then discard pile, for a Shinbone Pack. Bring it into play at this location, ignoring costs.
Thanks in advance, Rémi.
1. Correct. The effect is worded slightly poorly, since if you destroy the card whose action you are taking for its cost, it is no longer IN a "Location" when the entering play effect checks. So, consider that to be referring to the location when it took the action, which would be the current battlefield in your example.
2.1 and 2.2. No, you cannot target cards at home for the cost when taking the action during a battle, because of the Rule of Location as you surmised.