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, 30 January 2012
I was wondering how the reactions to engaging work in regards to Daidoji yuki exp and things like recruitment officer. For example:
At a battlefield where I am the attacker since I am the active player I declare Yuki's reaction, then I give my opponent a chance to react to engaging. Then I react again to engaging to create a samurai personality. Assuming no other reactions to engaging would I get the first action per Yuki's reaction or not. Essentially does it check only once when I take the reaction or constantly check for all scout personalities until the battle starts?
Daidoji Yuki (Experienced) Recon Reaction: After engaging at Yuki's battlefield, if all your Personalities there are Scouts: You have Reconnaissance there. You have the first opportunity in this battle to take a Battle action or pass.
Recruitment officer Reaction: After engaging at a battlefield where you control one or more units, bow this card: Create a 2F/2C/2PH Ronin • Samurai Personality there. Remove him from the game when this turns ends.
Thanks
Alex Jones (rules official), 30 January 2012
I was wondering how the reactions to engaging work in regards to Daidoji yuki exp and things like recruitment officer. For example:
At a battlefield where I am the attacker since I am the active player I declare Yuki's reaction, then I give my opponent a chance to react to engaging. Then I react again to engaging to create a samurai personality. Assuming no other reactions to engaging would I get the first action per Yuki's reaction or not. Essentially does it check only once when I take the reaction or constantly check for all scout personalities until the battle starts?
Daidoji Yuki (Experienced) Recon Reaction: After engaging at Yuki's battlefield, if all your Personalities there are Scouts: You have Reconnaissance there. You have the first opportunity in this battle to take a Battle action or pass.
Recruitment officer Reaction: After engaging at a battlefield where you control one or more units, bow this card: Create a 2F/2C/2PH Ronin • Samurai Personality there. Remove him from the game when this turns ends.
Thanks
The condition "if all your Personalities there are Scouts" in Yuki's ability is checked only when you announce the action. Once the conditions of an action have been checked, they do not (generally) need to be checked again, so any change in the truth value of the condition is irrelevant.