post for 23 October 2002
A rules digest from the L5R CCG rules team, copied from the mailing list archive for Oracle of the Void. The askers' names are left out. Rulings are as they stood on this date; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.
Rules Question
Personality X (say Aikune) has the clan sword and is running around at 12F/13C. The opposing player uses Energy Transference on Aikune (and it actually gets through), swithcing his stats. The same player then plays the Kiho Kukan-do, to steal an the newly generated force bonus to Aikune. How big is the actual force bonus? 1F or 13F?
1F. His Force is changing from 12 to 13, and the bonus is the difference.
A: Aikune is reduced to a 0F/12C and the whole bonus goes to the other player.
B: Aikune becomes a 12F/12C and the opponent gets 1F being the actual raise.
B.
post for 22 October 2002
2) All the new gold/diamond legal non-tainted personalities in the set have the Toturi's Army trait. Is the Wolf Legion coming back?
There are still no plans to create a Gold-legal Toturi's Army, Ninja, or Naga stronghold.
Jeff, you left out Monk and Spirit.
Because Monk and Spirit don't have numerous new Personalities in KYD. (Okay, Monk has two, which is close to Naga's three, but they don't have the Brotherhood border.)
(Also missing: Kaede as Oracle of Thunder)
Check the Holdings.
I Give You My Name Q [JEFF]
Do I have to destroy a seperate personality or can I destroy the Shugenja casting the spell?
You may destroy the Shugenja if you wish.
Ambush Question
I know that Ambush doesn't replace your Attack Phase of the turn, but does it count as an Attack Phase? In other words, if my opponent Ambushes one of my personalities, can I Counterattack?
Yes and yes.
Snow Crane Tattoo
Someone mentioned something really weird the other night, and I was wondering if this is so. Snow Crane Tattoo Limited: Target one of your Personalities with the Tattooed trait and without a Crane or Snow Crane Tattoo. For the rest of the game, the Personality has a Snow Crane Tattoo and gains the ability "Reaction: Once per turn, after a Focus value is revealed, raise it by 2." A personality with a Snow Crane Tattoo cannot have a Crane Tattoo.
Does this mean they can take the reaction for duels they are not involved in?
Yes.
Question on Yogo Junzo Exp 2
I have a question on the new Yogo Junzo's first ability. What exactly is a "Shadowlands Fate" card?
Fate cards have green backs. A "Keyword" card is any card with the word "Keyword" in its title or boldfaced traits area. [GE p. 33] So, a Shadowlands Fate card is a card with a green back and the word "Shadowlands" in its title or traits.
Is it any card that has the word Shadowlands on it? So could I keep recycling my Evil Portents and Darkness Beyond Darkenss?
No and no. Neither of those has the word "Shadowlands" in a place that matters.