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, 4 May 2012
Hi,
Have a situation:
My oponent wants battle, after asigned he as the activ player has oportunity to plar reaction. He play sneak attack - Reaction: After engaging: The Attacker has the first opportunity to take a Battle action or pass in this battle.
I than play the reaction of my personality on this battelfield which is Daidoji Yuki • Experienced and his reaction : 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.
Who has the first battle action? I think that the player who control Daidoji Yuki. Am I wright?
Thx for reply
Jon Palmer (rules official), 5 May 2012
Hi,
Have a situation:
My oponent wants battle, after asigned he as the activ player has oportunity to plar reaction. He play sneak attack - Reaction: After engaging: The Attacker has the first opportunity to take a Battle action or pass in this battle.
I than play the reaction of my personality on this battelfield which is Daidoji Yuki • Experienced and his reaction : 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.
Who has the first battle action? I think that the player who control Daidoji Yuki. Am I wright?
Thx for reply
Essentially in situations like this each reaction changes the "priority" of who takes the first action. Therefore, the attacker plays Sneak Attack and takes priority; Yuki's controller uses their reaction and takes priority, Yuki's controller will take the first action. The attacker could play a second Sneak Attack to take the priority back and take the first action as well.