Rules for 2 January 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 Sunday, January 2, 2004
Yobanjin Fortress
If I declare an attack with no attackers and no defenders, and I create a Yobanjin with a Yobanjin Fortress at the current (empty) battle, and then me and my opponent both consecutively pass, does the personality survive into resolution? I'm not clear whether or not passing counts as actions resolving.
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Yobanjin Fortress 2G Holding Bow this card: Produce 2 Gold. Battle: Bow this card: Create a 1F/1C Yobanjin personality card in your army in the current battle. Remove this personality from the game after the battle ends or after two more actions resolve.
"after the battle ends or after two more actions resolve."
Passing is not resolving an Action. It would live through Resolution and get removed after the battle ended.
Negating Destruction Question
If I manage to use Few Against Many or Iron Pillar (both do the same thing) to negate the destruction of the Personality when he is destroyed by one of the following, what happens to the attached cards?
A) Challenged to a lethal duel and lose (say, Steel on Steel) B) Overwhelmed C) Direct Assault
If I'm right, A and B means the attached cards are kept, but C, since it destroys entire unit, keeps the Personality but not attached cards. Right?
Yes. Destroying the unit destroys each card in the unit at once. You can negate the destruction of individual cards therein.
Direct Assault Question
Is it legal to use Hiruma Todori NON-EXP or Tsudao's Chambers to straighten one Follower on a unit that entirely bows for the Direct Assault action?
Yes. Why would it not be. They bowed. The cost was paid. They then unbowed. Hurrah.
Well, you couldn't use Todori NON-EXP if he was the Personality in that unit and was bowed at the same time as the follower to pay the cost though. He'd be bowed by the time you went to use his ability, and that's not allowed.
That should cover everything from Sunday. 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.