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A player, 3 January 2011
The Trait on Mountainous Region says" Personalities will not move to this province's battlefield"
Can I use the battle action on Flow of the elements to move a personality to this region?
Thanks!
Cards involved
Mountainous Region Region If you are the Defender, when choosing the battlefield at which to fight the next battle: You choose instead of the Attacker.
Personalities will not move to this province's battlefield.
Your defending Personalities have +1F while at this province's battlefield.
Flow of the Elements Water
This Shugenja has a Force bonus equal to the number of Rings you control, and +1F if he is Water.
Battle: Bow this card: Move a target Personality controlled by the enemy leader to the current battlefield. Straighten him.
Brook Cunningham (rules official), 4 January 2011
The Trait on Mountainous Region says" Personalities will not move to this province's battlefield"
Can I use the battle action on Flow of the elements to move a personality to this region?
No.
The "will not" effect from the Region's trait causes any attempt at moving any Personalities to its province's battlefield to fail.
A player, 5 January 2011
About this answer, I would like a clarification.
I think that I can take the action, for the purposes of fulfilling the requirements for Ring of Air or Ring of Water, but the effects (movement of the personality) will fail. Am I right, or am I not allowed to take the action at all?
Brook Cunningham (rules official), 5 January 2011
About this answer, I would like a clarification.
I think that I can take the action, for the purposes of fulfilling the requirements for Ring of Air or Ring of Water, but the effects (movement of the personality) will fail. Am I right, or am I not allowed to take the action at all?
You are correct. Nothing prevents you taking the action, but the Region's trait will cause the movement effect to fail.
A player, 6 January 2011
in response to: viewtopic.php?p=1167640#p1167640 I'd just like to point out that this response makes it also seem like the second effect of Flow of the Elements would fail as well. Based upon the FAQ the enemy personality would still straighten.
Brook Cunningham (rules official), 6 January 2011
in response to: viewtopic.php?p=1167640#p1167640 I'd just like to point out that this response makes it also seem like the second effect of Flow of the Elements would fail as well. Based upon the FAQ the enemy personality would still straighten.
Noted!
Clari-fizzled!