Movement and Kyuden Kitsune Exp.

L5R CCG Rules board, 4 August 2012 to 5 August 2012

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 August 2012

I am playing Kyuden Kitsune Exp. and my opponent is playing Scorpion Ninjas. He attacks at provinces A and B, and I defend at Province B. He chooses to begin from the battle at Province A, and plays Asset Denial to move one if his Ninjas from province A to Province B. This is negated by my stronghold's trait. Then, he uses his stronghold and moves one of his Personalities from the battlefield to his home. The battle at Province A ends, and we proceed to engagement at Province B.

The question is: If he uses an action that moves one of his units to Province B (Ring of Water, Help from the Shadows, whatever), will the movement be negated? Is the Stronghold's trait relevant to the duration of each battle, or is it a matter of battlefields (since one movement to Province B has already been negated, all other movement to Province B is allowed freely)? If so, could he move anyone to Province A after playing Asset Denial (while we were at the first battle)?

I believe it's the former, but I would like to be sure.

Relevant text:

Asset Denial Battle: Choose your performing Ninja Personality with no non-Ninja Followers at the current battlefield: Move him to a different location.

Kyuden Kitsune Your forests are maddening. Negate the first movement each battle into attacking armies at your provinces' battlefields from other players' actions.

Brook Cunningham (rules official), 5 August 2012

The question is: If he uses an action that moves one of his units to Province B (Ring of Water, Help from the Shadows, whatever), will the movement be negated?

In the scenario described, yes; the movement would be negated.

On: Kyuden Kitsune, Ring of Water, Help from the Shadows

Is the Stronghold's trait relevant to the duration of each battle, or is it a matter of battlefields (since one movement to Province B has already been negated, all other movement to Province B is allowed freely)?

Emphasis mine, in your quotes above and below.

On: Kyuden Kitsune

Relevant text:

Kyuden Kitsune Your forests are maddening. Negate the first movement each battle into attacking armies at your provinces' battlefields from other players' actions.

[C]ould he move anyone to Province A after playing Asset Denial (while we were at the first battle)?

Again, in the example you gave, yes he could.

On: Kyuden Kitsune, Asset Denial