Rules for 28 October 2004
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.
Your Rules for Thursday, October 28, 2004
Fun with copying (bis)
I have a P'an Ku overlayed with Many Temple Masters. (PK for short) And nothing else.
This is - so - Jeff's problem. ;-)
Seriously though, Dawn questions are still in Jeff's court for now.
Chuda Mishime and Chi Penalties
Does Chuda Mishime's first ability (Maho Open: Once per turn, reduce a Personality's Chi to his printed Chi) take into account Chi Penalties? For example...
It all has to do with the card's Current Chi. Penalties that take effect before you play Mishime's ability are already factored into the Current Chi of the victim when you apply Mishime. So if you have 3 Printed Chi, a 2 Chi Bonus, and a 1 Chi Penalty, your Current Chi is 4 and Mishime would give you -1 Chi, reducing you to 3 - your Printed Chi value.
Copying Printed Stats
So, say there's a card with something like... "Open: Once per turn, copy the printed Force of any personality in play." When that copy happens, does it copy Printed Chi over Printed Chi, or does it copy Printed Chi over Current Chi?
It would change the copying card's Printed Chi.
Targeting units
If a player targets a unit, does that player effectively target all cards in that unit?
No. It only counts as targeting the Unit and the Personality.
"An effect that targets a unit also targets the Personality leading it, and vice-versa." (Diamond Edition Rulebook, page 73)
Suppose that I have Yoritomo Manobu in play with an Armor of Sacrifice and a Steadfast Bushi attached, and that the unit is attacking in the current battle. My opponent plays Block Supply Lines on Manobu's unit. Does he have to discard a card for Armor of Sacrifice?
Nope. It doesn't target the Follower.
That should cover everything from Thursday not related to Dawn of the Empire. If I missed your question, please repost it with the flag [RULES] as part of your Clear and Distinct subject line. I'll get back to you at the first opportunity.