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 June 2012
Secret Reserve As a Focus Effect: Until this duel ends, give +1C to each Weapon attached to your Personality in this duel. Battle/Open: Target one or more of your Items: Straighten them. You may transfer them to other Personalities you control.
I attack Kensai A having 2 weapons attached to province A and Kensia B naked on province B. Resolving first at A, it was a successful break and send home bowed. Resolving on province B, can I use Secret Reserve to transfer items from Kensai A at home to Kensai B at province B to make a successful province break?
Thanks.
Jon Palmer (rules official), 4 June 2012
Secret Reserve As a Focus Effect: Until this duel ends, give +1C to each Weapon attached to your Personality in this duel. Battle/Open: Target one or more of your Items: Straighten them. You may transfer them to other Personalities you control.
I attack Kensai A having 2 weapons attached to province A and Kensia B naked on province B. Resolving first at A, it was a successful break and send home bowed. Resolving on province B, can I use Secret Reserve to transfer items from Kensai A at home to Kensai B at province B to make a successful province break?
Thanks.
No, because the Rule of Location states that "A card in a unit must be at the current battlefield to be targeted by, or explicitly perform, a Battle action.". Therefore Secret Reserve, when used as a Battle Action, may only target items at the current battlefield.