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, 25 September 2012
After reading this thread: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=99867 I had a few questions...
1) If I use Cultist Infiltrator's limited action targeting my opponent's Merchant, and he uses Jinn-Kuen to negate that action, then the Cultist Infiltrator stays in my hand and I don't pay the 2 gold, correct? And if that is correct, then can I just use my next action to perform Cultist Infiltrator's limited action yet again?
2) My opponent has Shosuro Aroru xp2 in play. I use Cultist Infiltrator's limited ability targeting a different Ninja in my opponent's home. He uses Aroru's reaction to try to change the targeting to Aroru. Can he choose Aroru to redirect the action to even though the attaching will fail? And if he is allowed to redirect the action to Aroru, what will happen to the cultist infiltrator when it's action tries to resolve? Will it stay in my hand or go to the discard pile? And will I have to pay the gold or not?
A player, 2 December 2012
Any updates on this?
It's been over 2 months...
Jon Palmer (rules official), 2 December 2012
After reading this thread: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=99867 I had a few questions...
1) If I use Cultist Infiltrator's limited action targeting my opponent's Merchant, and he uses Jinn-Kuen to negate that action, then the Cultist Infiltrator stays in my hand and I don't pay the 2 gold, correct? And if that is correct, then can I just use my next action to perform Cultist Infiltrator's limited action yet again?
2) My opponent has Shosuro Aroru xp2 in play. I use Cultist Infiltrator's limited ability targeting a different Ninja in my opponent's home. He uses Aroru's reaction to try to change the targeting to Aroru. Can he choose Aroru to redirect the action to even though the attaching will fail? And if he is allowed to redirect the action to Aroru, what will happen to the cultist infiltrator when it's action tries to resolve? Will it stay in my hand or go to the discard pile? And will I have to pay the gold or not?
1. Technically, the Infiltrator will go to the Entering Play area, then return to your hand when its attachment is negated. But yes, you may take the action again, and you do not need to pay the costs.
2. He may redirect the action to Aroru, and at step 3 of the procedure for playing Attachments, it will be unable to meet the restrictions of attaching. It will go back to your hand and you will not need to pay the 2 gold.