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Subj: [L5RINFO] rulings for 3-4 February 2000
From: Jeff Alexander <jwa0@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: L5RINFO@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 21:46:14 PST
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>From: Gregory Wilson <gwforce@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Term Definition Request
>
>In my quest to prove Mo5 can be done in Jade Ex, I found myself with very
>few fire actions. What I want to know is, would a card like Hitsu-do (which
>literally means "way of fire") be considered a "fire card" for purposes of
>Mo5?
No. Not for any other purpose, either. The Foo Rule
does not span languages.
;;;;;
>From: Kakita Kurai <KakitaKurai@CS.COM>
>Subject: Kage and at'tok'tok sensei questions
>
>1) When using one of these sensei, do they gain your race trait (i.e people
>playing naga using kage have their kolats gain the naga trait)?
"Naga" is a clan affiliation [rulebook], so it would be gained.
NOTE: a card must have the PRINTED Naga trait to be Nonhuman
[Glossary & FAQe]. A human which gains the Naga trait during play
will still be human.
>2)If I use these senseis with the Shinomen stronghold, will I be able to
>have
>four each guy in my deck.
No. Your deck has to be legal from the very start, before
you do any beginning-of-game effects.
;;;;;
>From: Jonathan Ng <tiny1996@YAHOO.COM>
>Subject: Question
>
>A quick question that just came up during a recent game...
>
>Is Makashi considered a Ninja for cards like Out of the Shadow, Ninja =
>Tricks
>and Way of Shadow. I suspect it counts for the first two but not the =
>last.
You are absolutely correct. Way of Shadow doesn't target
any Personalities, so Makashi's trait doesn't apply.
;;;;;
>From: Del Lindsly <dlindsly@REXROTO.COM>
>Subject: L5R ButtonMen-Set for Auction
>
>Hey all............
> THIS IS IT, LAST DAY!!!
>
>Current High bid: John Fiala $65
>
>I did forget to mention that I will close this auction this friday, Feb.
>4th.
>Also for you last minute bidders, it closes AT 3:00 pm CENTRAL time.
>
>I have a set of the 10 L5R button men that I wish to sell since I am in
>great need of money right now. These are the 10 that were released at
>GenCon
>last August. Great little game. I saw that on Ebay a set sold for over
>$100.
>I am
>going to auction these off here. The opening bid will be $50 for the set.
>Buyer pays
>$5 shipping. I will post current bid and bidder daily.
>
>LMK
>and thanks
;;;;;
>From: Umbradomo <Umbradomo@ROCKETMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Takuan Tech. and Otomo Yayu
>
>Hey everyone, I've got a question. Are Takuan Tech. and Otomo Yayu
>useless in a TA deck, or can they be used on your people.
>
>Otomo Yayu: Open. Bow Yayu give a +2/+2 to one Unaligned Samurai in
>Play.
>
>Takuan Tech: Battle. Give +3 to an Unaligned Samurai. This may not
>target a samurai whose Force is greater than two unless you are a TA
>player.
>
>I was playing someone lastnight and they said that since the TA people
>say TA as well as Unaligned Samurai, that the cards could not be used.
>But I kept saying that they are only looking for the specific trait of
>"Unaligned Samurai", and nothing else. If they can't be used on your TA
>people then they are truly just a waste of cardboard. I don't think
>that they would have made these two very specific TA cards and make
>them unusable by them.
You were right. A Personality is unaligned if she has the
"Unaligned" trait. It's that simple.
;;;;;
>From: Ryan Doyle <CraneOGrey@AOL.COM>
>Subject: . Kage Sensei, Olyah, and Kouta.
>
>Hey, quick question.
>
>I'm running kage sensei in a naga deck. I bring out a few copies of kouta,
>and a few copies of olyah. Much lock down fun is being had. Now, one of my
>oppenents decides to pay the 5 gold to purchase kouta. When this takes
>place, does she lose the Naga trait? The Sensei says "Your kolat
>personalities become member of your clan", but I was not sure if they would
>lose the trait if they were taken by another player.
At'tok'tuk and Kage Sensei effects are continuous. If a
Personality leaves your control/deck/discard pile, these sensei
no longer apply to it. Likewise if you gain control of one, or
if someone gains or loses the Kolat or Ratling traits.
> Especially since it's
>the naga clan alignment/trait (especially, since she could be considered
>nonhuman, due to past precedent of human naga's (the daini) having the human
>trait on them) and that the Naga trait can not be removed.
The Naga trait cannot be removed BY SWEARING FEALTY. These
sensei don't count as swearing fealty. Scroll back a bit for the
rule on how Naga and Nonhuman interact, too.
;;;;;
>From: Corwin Wilkins <bayushi_karasu@JUNO.COM>
>Subject: Pure stroke ruling...
>
>Does Pure Stroke double the effects of tokens on a bloodsword?
Not only does it not double the tokens, but since the tokens
provide the Bloodsword with "a bonus to its printed Force or
Chi", A Pure Stroke won't double the Bloodsword's own stats
either.
;;;;;
>From: Jason Liang <jliang2@UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU>
>Subject: Re: Takuan Tech. and Otomo Yayu
>
>Strange Observation:
>
>Neither Takuan or Takuan exp are unaligned. The only alignment he has,
>despite his brown border, is Toturi's Army.
>
>And there has been no errata that I know of (which would be in the back of
>the rulebook). Odd... Takuan can't use his own technique...
"Those who can, do. Those who cannot, teach."
>Is this a misprint, or is there a storyline reason?
Neither. It's just one of those wacky things that crops up
from time to time.
;;;;;
>From: Ben Sanders <bensanders@X-STREAM.CO.UK>
>Subject: Re: Ruling Question
>
>>In version 3.9 of the FAQ:
>>Q: What if I have just enough Family Honor to bring a Personality out, but I
>>lose some honor while gathering gold for her? Can I still hire her with the
>>money?
>>
>>A: No way. She will turn her nose up at your filthy lucre (though the
>>Emperor's
>>tax collectors won't). You must meet all minimum honor requirements after
>>gathering your money for a card.
>>
>>However, you do not have to meet those requirements when you start gathering
>>your payment. All that matters is how you stand when you approach her with
>>the money. (This rule only applies to purchasing cards, by the way. Anything
>>else you try to do has to be legal before you can start it.)
>
>[BS] Is this still true, or has it been changed?
>If so you can use the winds truth and dirty politics to gain from a corrupt
>holding.
>Not blowing 'smoke' at least.
I spoke with Dave about this just two days ago. It is,
in fact, changing. A Personality's Minimum Honor must be met
both before AND after his payment is produced. If it's not
met to begin with, you cannot even start to pay for him.
;;;;;
>From: Ben Sanders <bensanders@X-STREAM.CO.UK>
>Subject: Disgraced Question
>
>Disgraced:
>[Reaction: Play when a personality is about to commit seppuku. The
>personality cannot commit seppuku and all effects of commiting seppuku
>are negated. The Personality is Dishonoured, and untill the end of the
>game he or she cannot become rehonoured or commit seppuku without card
>effect.]
>
>Can the personality be rehonoured using a card effect?
Yes.
>i.e. does it parse:
>and untill the end of the game he or she (cannot become rehonoured or
>commit seppuku) without card effect.
>or
>and untill the end of the game he or she (cannot become rehonoured) or
>(commit seppuku without card effect).
The first one.
;;;;;
>From: Scott Schultz <scott@CEWEEKLY.COM>
>Subject: Question about False Tao/Roshungi
>
>The False Tao and Roshungi both target a Ring in-play
>and cause it to "not affect play" until the end of the
>turn.
>
>This is reasonably clear. Effects produced by the Ring
>or that rely on the Ring being in play are not effective
>for the current turn.
>
>What I'm wondering is whether this also affects the
>"targetability" of the Ring in question. Can the Ring
>that is not affecting play be targetted by effects that
>target Rings? Specifically, I'm thinking about Finding
>the Harmony.
I've forwarded this one on to Dave. It's clearly
not as simple as I thought.
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