(Message zen:49)
Subj: [L5RINFO] Rules for 10 April 2000
From: Zen Faulkes <zfaulkes@PLANET.NET.AU>
To: L5RINFO@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 00:03:26 +1000
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Greetings,
From Jeff Alexander, the final word on Seppun Sensei (going into the
next Imperial Herald):
"The phrase "Your Honor losses and gains cannot be changed, redirected
or copied" does not apply to the initial calculation of the loss or
gain. For example, Lies, Lies, Lies will still only produce a gain
large enough to bring you to your Starting Honor if you are less
than eight points below it.
"Likewise, any ongoing effects that impose special rules on your
Family Honor are considered to be part of this initial calculation
rather than changes -- they apply before the gain technically exists.
Among other things, this includes the Shadowlands Horde ("You cannot
gain or lose honor"), Dark Path of Shadow ("You cannot lose Honor from
opponents' card effects or your Ninja cards."), part of Rise From the
Ashes ("no player can gain Honor"), and Yoshi Sensei ("When a player
pays full Gold cost for a Personality..., the player cannot gain over
1 Honor")."
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From: James Collier <smalltownpress@AZTEC-NET.COM>
Subject: Re: Le 4/5 Crane Shrine Cheese
> I also think we're about to need a ruling about the use of multiple
> Takes in a turn.
There is. Whoever plays the last one goes first.
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From: Antoine Blanchard <ablanch@CLUB-INTERNET.FR>
Subject: Some rules question [Zen, Jeff]
> 1. Can you play "contested holding" on a fortification ?
Yes.
> 2. If yes, attach it when you win to your province of your choice ?
No. Accumulated Rulings, Blackmail: "If you steal a Fortification, it
stays attached to its original owner's Province, although you now
control its abilities, if any. [RD, email, 5/8/97] [REVERSAL]"
> 4. Would "hiruma dojo" produce 4 gold for paying an overlay of exp. 2
> personnality such as Kamoko 2 on regular Kamoko.
It never produces gold. But yes.
> 6. I don't know if I caught the ruling on "facing your devils" and
> "kuro sensei". There's a fixed penalty for refusal (discrading cards).
> Then you don't lose 3-get dishonored since there's a fixed penalty.
> And you can't refuse "facing" without discarding cards.
Right. Sorry for the confusion.
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From: Gary Kirby <Kirbdog53@AOL.COM>
Subject: In Search of the Future
> Does In Search of the Future negate Kamiko's permanent changes in
> force?
Yes.
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From: Todo YJA Monk <peoples_champ@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Clan letters
> Well the date has passed. Anyone posted them yet?
Steel & Iron. It's got more stuff.
(And yes, that stuff includes the new Crab letter. URL at bottom.)
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From: Scott Hebert <scott_hebert@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: In Search of the Future
> I don't think so, because a permanent change in Force is not a Force
> bonus[.]
Yes, it is.
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From: Scott Hebert <scott_hebert@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Purusha and Barricades (was Re: [L5RINFO] Stepping Between the
Cracks)
> Can Purusha perform his action at a Province with Barricades, assuming
> Barricades is 'active' (no Climbing Gear, etc.)?
No. "Actions and effects" includes those generated on cards
themselves.
> If the Defender passes their first action, can Purusha react to that?
> Perhaps better worded, Is passing considered taking an action?
Action = Limited, Open, Battle, Reaction. Passing is none of those.
> Can Purusha use his reaction if the Defender is _not_ the first player
> to play an action in the battle?
Doesn't appear so.
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From: Jordan Murari <jordan.murari@HOMEDICS.COM>
Subject: Re: Rules for 9 April 2000
> Since the stepping lasts until the end of the turn doesn't it
> continuosly check "is this person being affected by something?"
Yes, but it only looks for effects that were in place and current
when it was cast. As I said, "affecting" is present tense, meaning
*NOW*, meaning when the kiho is cast.
> Why doesn't this work?
Because neither Jeff nor Dave have overruled me. ;)
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From: MitsuMan <mitsuman@THEPEARLHERALD.COM>
Subject: rulings [Dave] [Jeff]
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>
> Junta, where are you guys :(
We've been busy trying to decipher posts made in MIME. Have I
mentioned lately that MIME messages are a pain for us plain-text users?
Please check your e-mail settings and turn off MIME and other "rich
text" formats.
For future reference, asking for the Rules Junta to hurry up with a
ruling (especially one that's being debated for possible reversal) does
not speed the process. The ruling at the top of this post came when it
was ready, not because people were asking for it.
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From: Kansu Shadolin <bereklan@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Accessible terrain
> Somebody told me you could move units from your fief to the battle
> with Accessible Terrain. Is this true?
Yes.
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From: Dean McNabb - Tegel <DeanM@TEGEL.CO.NZ>
Subject: Scrolls of Norikazu
> Will the Scrolls of Norikazu give a chi bonus to shugenja followers?
Yes. If they do not have a "+X" Chi bonus, their chi adds only to the
chi of the unit (i.e., it never matters).
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Antonio_Rodr=EDguez?= <guita@INTERLINK.ES>
Subject: Toritaka Kitao Question
> if I play Frenzy on Kitao, Frenzy is canceled?
Yes.
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From: Andy Bodkin <andybod@B0DDERS.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Den of Spies and RFTA
> Can a player take his action to bow personalities to destroy a Den of
> Spies whilst under the effects of a Rise from the Ashes ?
Yes. It's a self-referential action on Den of Spies, so isn't
targetted. (I know this one isn't immediately obvious, but that's how it
goes.)
> Similarly, does Rise stop ongoing effects such as the Ninja Kidnapper
> or Bayushi Areru - and if not, can you pay to end these whilst under a
> rise ?
Stop them? No. And yes, you can pay to end them. Same reason as Den
of Spies.
Zen Faulkes! * Crab Clan Scholar
Steel & Iron: http://www.planet.net.au/~zfaulkes/o-ushi.html
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