post for 2 April 2002

Fun with Hatori question...

So while I'm on the subject of Hidden Heart. What happens if I corrupt my opponent's Miya Hatori, Hidden Heart him to my side, use his ability to shuffle him into my deck, and then straighten the Hidden Heart?

a) He goes whizzing out of the deck and into my opponent's deck. b) He stays in my deck until I bring him into play, and then goes flying into my opponent's fief. c) He stays in my deck until I bring him into play and then he's mine, I tell you, all mine! d) None of the above, plus Jeff beats me with a stick.

c), with the optional stick upgrade. Control of the Personality can only revert if someone actually controls it when the Heart straightens.

Inspiration or Yogo Towers Q - You decide

Inpsiration prevents a person targeted with the spell to be targetted with card effects (not including those associated with paying a cost).

Now those of you who read the subject line may gues what I'm about to ask but...

Does The Yogo Towers bowing ability constitute a card ability?

The Stronghold gives your Personalities an extra ability, and it comes from them when they use it. It is a card effect.

akodo map and terrain

Akodo Map says "Bow before you play a terrain to increase all numerals on the terrain by 1, including gold cost." As an example, Break The Wave "Immediate Terrain. Each follower in this battle has -3F"

I just want to be clear, increase to me would mean that BtW would give each follower -2F. There is the possibilty some would read it as increasing in whatever direction the number currently is, so -4F. Thanks

"Numeral" is defined in the Glossary on page 74 as "a number written using digits...including any '+' or '-' sign". (Note that this is not what "numeral" means in the usual sense -- in L5R, something like "14" is one numeral, not two.)

"-3" is one numeral. Increase it by one and you get -2.