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, 18 December 2011
Hello,
I'm fairly new at l5r and was hoping you could clarify "Iaijustu battle:" for me. Couldn't really find much on the internet about it or in forums related to the rulings. Maybe i'm not wording it right, so I thought it would be worth while just to ask.
1. When I declare an "Iaijustu battle:" action off a personality such as: Kakita Sadaka, Iaijustu battle: bow sadaka unless she won a duel this turn: move target enemy attacking personality with equal or lower chi home
Is it considered just a normal battle action or does the word "iaijustu" with "battle" allow me to challenge another personality?
The reason i'm confused is because there are personalities like: kakita Noritoshi, Iaijustu battle: noritoshi challenges a target enemy personality. destroy the duel's loser.
I don't see the point of the "iaijustu battle:" text if it clearly states when i'm challenging.
2. There is a card called Impromptu duel. Which lets me challenge as a limited action. I thought I needed to have an opposing personality in the attack phase to declare duels.
3. If i'm bowed during the duel, does the duel end with no results?
I appreciate your time and help, thanks a bunch.
Jon Palmer (rules official), 18 December 2011
Hello,
I'm fairly new at l5r and was hoping you could clarify "Iaijustu battle:" for me. Couldn't really find much on the internet about it or in forums related to the rulings. Maybe i'm not wording it right, so I thought it would be worth while just to ask.
1. When I declare an "Iaijustu battle:" action off a personality such as: Kakita Sadaka, Iaijustu battle: bow sadaka unless she won a duel this turn: move target enemy attacking personality with equal or lower chi home
Is it considered just a normal battle action or does the word "iaijustu" with "battle" allow me to challenge another personality?
The reason i'm confused is because there are personalities like: kakita Noritoshi, Iaijustu battle: noritoshi challenges a target enemy personality. destroy the duel's loser.
I don't see the point of the "iaijustu battle:" text if it clearly states when i'm challenging.
2. There is a card called Impromptu duel. Which lets me challenge as a limited action. I thought I needed to have an opposing personality in the attack phase to declare duels.
3. If i'm bowed during the duel, does the duel end with no results?
I appreciate your time and help, thanks a bunch.
1. "Iaijutsu" when attached to an ability is merely adding an additional trait to the ability itself. It does nothing by itself but may trigger additional cards (for instance, the card Half-Breath Strike requires that you show an Iaijutsu card in your hand)
2. In order to declare a duel during a battle, yes, the Personalities must be opposing each other. However, that's due to a restriction on Battle actions - for actions in other phases, the restriction does not exist.
3. No, becoming bowed during the duel has no effect on the duel's resolution or results.