Can I chose the performer as the target of Game Of Sincerity?
Battle: Dishonor your target unbowed Personality: Dishonor a target Personality. His controller loses 2 Honor. Neither Personality contributes Force in this battle's resolution.
Thanks!
Self Game of Sincerity
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Can I chose the performer as the target of Game Of Sincerity?
Because they are not targeted simultaneously, no rule prevents it (http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Abilities_and_a ... _targeting and http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Glossary_T#Targeting).
In reference to this topic: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=89794
Aren't they both required targeting, and thus simultaneous? I thought it would only be different timing if the effect targeting is optional.
No, both targetings happen during the same step but the performing unbowed Personality is chosen before the other targeted Personality, per Explicit performing and required targeting (emphasis mine): "At this step, an action’s explicit performers must be chosen, and required targets from its constraints and effects blocks must be targeted, in the order the performers or targets are mentioned."
There is one exception that does not matter here: "Two or more targets or performers are chosen simultaneously if they are grouped together by a number (such as, “target two Holdings.”)"