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A player, 24 August 2012
Hello I just wanted to confirm that switching force and chi is essentially giving a bonus or penalty to the stat and can be negated by things like creating order.
Example: Shifting Fortunes Keywords
Maho • Kiho Text
Battle: Choose your performing unbowed Monk and target a Personality: Switch his Force and Chi. Battle: Choose your performing unbowed Monk and target two Personalities in the same army: Switch their Forces or switch their Chis.
Would be negated by: Creating Order
Text Battle/Open: Target one or two Personalities: Either negate all current and new Force bonuses and penalties on them from actions, or straighten their units.
Jon Palmer (rules official), 27 August 2012
Hello I just wanted to confirm that switching force and chi is essentially giving a bonus or penalty to the stat and can be negated by things like creating order.
Example: Shifting Fortunes Keywords
Maho • Kiho Text
Battle: Choose your performing unbowed Monk and target a Personality: Switch his Force and Chi. Battle: Choose your performing unbowed Monk and target two Personalities in the same army: Switch their Forces or switch their Chis.
Would be negated by: Creating Order
Text Battle/Open: Target one or two Personalities: Either negate all current and new Force bonuses and penalties on them from actions, or straighten their units.
That is correct. Switching force and chi is the same as giving a bonus and a penalty equal to the differences between the old and new amounts, and follows the standard rules for determining the current value of a stat.