If I play a Ruthless Advance and my opponent changes my initial target to a unit with the same gold cost. Would I still be able to choose not to pay the cost?
Changing Targets and Same Gold Cost
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If I play a Ruthless Advance and my opponent changes my initial target to a unit with the same gold cost. Would I still be able to choose not to pay the cost?
Here's a similar question on changing costs in the FAQ: http://rules.l5r.com/CE_FAQ#What_happen ... ld_cost.3F
Which reads in part, "the person paying the cost of Dramatic Assassination" -- or, by extension, Ruthless Advance -- "has the option to try to generate enough Gold to use on the new target but is not obligated to do so."
On: Ruthless Advance
Follow up to this: http://www.alderac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=88299&p=1169461#p1169461
On the FAQ, the question refers to a unit who has a different gold cost than the original target. I just want to clarify that if my opponent changes the target of my action to a unit with the Same gold cost, would I still be able to choose not to pay the costs and discard the card?
if my opponent changes the target of my action to a unit with the Same gold cost, would I still be able to choose not to pay the costs and discard the card?
Yes, per Interference with mandatory costs: When the basis for a cost that depends on targeting changes due to interference with targeting, this is treated the same way as interference with the payment of the cost.