(Message jeffa:275)
Subj: rules for July 25-26
From: Jeff Alexander <jwa0@earthlink.net>
To: l5rinfo@frpg.com
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 22:20:37 PDT
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>From: "Nichols, Eric" <eric.nichols@lmco.com>
>Subject: RE: Jeff or Dave: Trading Port Questions
>
>> From: Jim_Meyer@gccc.com[SMTP:Jim_Meyer@gccc.com]
>>
>> When you have a moment could you please answer my trading port
>>questions. I have posted it on the list several times now and have received
>>mulitple differing answers, but nothing official.
>>
>> Simply put:
>> Can I use a Trading Port to retrieve an Ancestor from my fate deck?
>> Can I use a Trading Port with the Otaku Meadows to retrieve 3 gold
>> or less items/followers/spells from my fate deck?
>
>I'm not Jeff, but:
>
>According to the rulebook (any edition), ancestors cannot be targeted by
>actions which target followers. Since the Trading Port targets a follower
>in your fate deck (during retrieval), it cannot be used to retrieve
>ancestors.
Oops. You're right, I'm wrong. The Wacky Ancestor Rules[TM]
strike again!
>Other than that, you should be able to use the Otaku Meadows tokens to
>retrieve 3G or less items, followers, or spells from your fate deck. There
>doesn't seem to be anything that would prevent that.
I'm still thinking their base gold cost should be what's
printed on the "card" -- i.e., 0.
;;;;;
>From: "Jubal Kerchner-Pirrone" <komodo@global2000.net>
>Subject: Master of Five Q...
>
>Okay, this may fall under the wanker rule, but are things like kaze, that
>translate into air, earth, fire, etc. useful for the Master of Five?
No.
;;;;;
>From: "Isawa Hisuke" <BNTHOMPSON@HOME>
>Subject: Stupid Ninja Tricks
>
>The ninja who can join any army, (I forget her name, don't own the ninja
>card) even ones attacking your province. This little tactic came up and I
>lauged cause I wasn't playing.
Ninube Ogoku. I wish *I* could forget her name...
>This guy attacked a ninja with every Naga he had. Sent a horde of chi. The
>ninja sends in what's-her-name as an attacker, and a few minor defenders
>into the battle, but leaves most of his force home.
>
>So, Ninja players action comes up, he uses a ninja switching ability on the
>shadowwalker or shidachi (plays with both) to switch his crab berserker with
>the ninja. He then proceded to charge the crab berserker, and then use his
>+2 force ability. In another game, he used mist of illusion to wipe em out.
>
>To me, it seems qutie legal, but there have been one or two players who are
>adamant that this combo is illegal for some reason they can't yet name. Will
>it work?
Ogoku's presence in an army does NOT make it legal to move
in another unit which cannot normally be there. Not even with
Way of Deception.
;;;;;
>From: "Shaw, Dylan" <Dylan_Shaw@tvratings.com>
>Subject: A Question Of Experience....
>
>I have a humble (and perhaps dim-witted) question concerning experienced
>personalities....
>
>Example- I have Bayushi Kachicko(Exp) In play. I have both the standard
>Bayushi Kachiko and Bayushi Kachiko(Exp2) up in provinces. Am I able to
>place these Kachikos into play, or are they discarded as unusable?
>
>If possible, relay the current official text on this subject....
Look in an Honor Bound or Pearl Edition rulebook. There's
a paragraph titled "Experienced Personalities" in the section
titled "Abilities and Traits". (The section is in the Table of
Contents. This particular paragraph is on p. 41 of the Pearl
booklet.)
The Exp2 version is more experienced than the Exp version,
so she may be overlayed onto the one already in play. Since this
is an increase of only one experience level, it's free. (If
there is more than one level of change between them and the
more-experienced one has a higher cold cost, you need to pay the
difference.)
The original version is less experienced than the one in
play. She cannot be over- or underlayed on the one already in
play.
Since all three are Unique, you may not bring either the
original or the Exp2 version into play as separate, new
Personalities.
;;;;;
>From: Sphynx@aol.com
>Subject: DW, JA, any FRPG/WoTC??
>
>1) With everyone posting responses to the rules questions appearing on the
>list, who is to be considered official... Dave Williams and Jeff Alexander
>I'm assuming...
Correct.
> anyone else?
Anyone who works for the company, really, though they tend
to stick to their areas of expertise -- tournament rules, the
story, stuff like that -- and leave the rules questions to
others. That would be Ed Bohlme, Luke Peterschmidt, Mindy
Sherwood-Lewis, and Ree Soesbee. I often deputize Zen Faulkes
when I know both Dave and myself will be offline for awhile.
>2) Will there be an accumulated rulings for Honor Bound available by the end
>of the week?
Not by the end of this week, sadly, but there will be by
Sunday night.
;;;;;
>From: "James Collier" <smalltownpress@aztec-net.com>
>Subject: Lobby your way to victory
>
> I noticed in Jeff's Rules for July 20 the implication that if you =
>bow Hosigeru to lobby for the favor, this is an action by a "water" card =
>that qualifies as one of the five actions you need to win via The Master =
>of Five.
>
> Can I bow five personalities, each with a different elemental trait, =
>during a lobbying attempt, and win, even if I didn't get the Favor?
No. Only the initial bowing that starts the lobbying is an
action.
;;;;;
>From: pAuL <yu129743@YorkU.CA>
>Subject: Kyo & Spells
>
>hello, i'm confused about something, and i'm sure that it's probably come
>up many times...unfortunatly, I'm going to ask anyway:
>if Kiho's are considered spelle effects, then can Shiba Kyo 'project' them
>the way he can with spells?????
>I think the hidden emporor book says that kiho's are considered spell
>effects, and Kyo's card says that if he's unbowed, shugenja who are not at
>the battle can cast spells...so...can/will it work with Kiho's?
Yes, for precisely the reason you found.
;;;;;
>From: Stephen Lickman <slickman@megsinet.net>
>Subject: Iaijutsu Art Duels
>
>Sumimassen,
>
>I was wondering if Smoke and Mirrors can be played during an Iaijutsu Art
>duel, and if so, what exactly happens? Thanks!
No. Since you *must* focus during Iaijutsu Art, you may not
play any reactions that take place "instead of focussing".
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