Can I use Keirei's ability to give a personality a -1f token if there are no adjacent battlefields? Or will the good faith rule prevent me from doing so?
Thanks.
Bayushi Keirei
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Can I use Keirei's ability to give a personality a -1f token if there are no adjacent battlefields? Or will the good faith rule prevent me from doing so?
The Good Faith rule (http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Abilities_and_a ... Faith_Rule) requires you be able to pick targets, meet conditions, and pay costs.
Bayushi Keirei's ability has no mandatory targets, one condition (that he be in current battlefield), and no costs.
Adjacent battlefields doesn't run afoul of that rule at all. In essence, this is "Can I take an action if an effect can't happen?" which is in the FAQ: http://rules.l5r.com/CE_FAQ#Is_an_actio ... _happen.3F
On: Bayushi Keirei