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Subj: [L5RINFO] Rules for 12 April 2000
From: Zen Faulkes <zfaulkes@PLANET.NET.AU>

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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 21:30:45 +1000
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Greetings,

From:    James Collier <smalltownpress@AZTEC-NET.COM>
Subject: Yotsu Seiu question

> Is the ranged attack a part of the token action, ie. it's all one
> action?

   All one action.

> You can give her 2 tokens, launch a ranged 2 attack, then give her two
> more and launch a second ranged 2 attack next turn. Correct?

   Right.

;;;;;

From:    John Chapman <johnachapman@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Seppun Sensei

> My next question is does Deeds not Words count as part of the initial
> honour generation or as a modifier to it[.]

   Seppun Sensei beats Deeds, Not Words.

   For something to beat Seppun Sensei, it must (A) be in effect
*before* any honor is up for grabs, and (B) use a phrase like "cannot
gain honor," "no player may gain honor," etc.

   For example, In Time of War falls only into category (a). It says it
"negates" excess honor gains; that's a change. Seppun Sensei players get
full honor. Scorn falls only into category (b). It says "cannot gain
honor," but it doesn't take effect before the action is played. Again,
Seppun Sensei players get full honor.

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From:    Dean McNabb - Tegel <DeanM@TEGEL.CO.NZ>
Subject: Re: Rules for 10 April 2000

>>> Can Purusha use his reaction if the Defender is _not_ the first
>>> player to play an action in the battle?
>>
>> Doesn't appear so.
>
> This would mean, since Action = Limited, Open, Battle, Reaction, that
> if a Player played Sneak Attack then Purasha couldn't be used.

   Hence my choice of verb, "appear," indicating uncertainty.

   When in doubt, quote the FAQ:

"Q: There are so many cards now that let someone act before the Defender
in a battle... How do I tell which one goes first?

"A: For simplicity, these have all been ruled to work at the same speed,
no matter whether they say "before the Defender's first action", "before
any other actions", "immediately after the start of a battle", or
whatever. The first chance to use one of these goes to the player whose
turn it is, then it proceeds normally around the table in turn order."

   So, yeah, I was wrong. Nothing new there. ;)

;;;;;

From:    Robert Sprunk <sprunk@EUROWINGS.DE>
Subject: Q: Benefices of the Emperor ("may") / Makoto

> 2 player game, Benefices of the Emperor came up, and one player
> declined to select a card ("may").

   Too bad. "The player whose card has the lowest / highest focus..."
There is still a player with a high and low focus value, so there is
still a 'prize.'

> In the tournament where the question surfaced, we followed a
> (remembered) ruling on "Makoto". In the case, somebody does not bow,
> the action does nothing.

   Makoto is worded differently. It specifically refers to the
difference of two bowed personalities.

> (BTW: I really would like to get a reference / official note on this
> ruling, it killed one way of victory of my multiplayer naga deck. :( )

   If you consider my posts official, then that's officially how Makoto
works until Jeff or Dave says otherwise.

;;;;;

From:    Chris Ostermann <OninoBob@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Rules for 11 April 2000

>> The use of the Favor to prevent an honor loss is *retroactive*. It is
>> a Reaction, played in response to an imminent change in honor totals.
>
> These two statements contradict one another.  It cannot be retroactive
> if it is played in response to an "imminent" (ie about to occur very
> soon *but has not yet occurred*) change in honor totals.

   Work with me here.

   The point is that the "prevent" action (the Favor, in this case), is
*after* an honor-related action. The things that beat Seppun Sensei all
come *before* any such honor-related action.

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From:    "Rossa, Frank A" <frossa@IUPUI.EDU>
Subject: Re: turning off MIME format - for Zen's sake!

> MIME is bad only if you use AOL or a MAC.

   I use neither. I tried getting the digest in MIME (which is an
option, and which my mailreader can read), but I went back to plain text
for a couple reasons.

   A. It's easier for me to cut and paste posts so I can answer rules
questions quickly and with a minimum of text repetition.

   B. Some people post in fonts that are very difficult to read,
depending on intangibles like how big your screen is, what fonts you
have on your computer, and so on.

   I'm sorry to be carping about it, but with the size of this
list, you can't assume that everyone is up to your speed.

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From:    Ronald Carlson <RonC202490@AOL.COM>
Subject: Martyr and Events

> Do events stay "in play" once resolved, are the not "in play" after
> their resolution, or do they "remain in play" if they have an ongoing
> effect.

   Only a very, very small number of events use the phrase "in play"
(e.g., Monsoon). The rest (not using the phrase "enter play" or "in
play" or what have you) never enter play. They are discarded, but have
continuing effects.

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From:    Ash Thomason <akodoyobi@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Rules for 11 April 2000

> Does [Defend your Honor] set an ugly precedent with coping honor
> losses under a seppun sensei?

   Could you be more specific?

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From:    Ash Thomason <akodoyobi@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Hi I will ask again

> If the Lion Stronghold is used to negate the defenders Come One at a
> Time terrain do they still get to play the as the pre duel?

   No.

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From:    Mike Jahnke <kumo-mi@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Followers Chi [Zen, Jeff, Dave]

> Would you be able to Evil Portents 3 times to give him +2 Chi until
> the end of a turn?

   I can't find the most recent text for Evil Portents, so I can't
answer.

;;;;;

From:    Jordan Murari <jordan.murari@HOMEDICS.COM>
Subject: Re: Followers Chi [Zen, Jeff, Dave]

> How many times does a follower counts it chi when considering "The Chi
> of an Army".

   Once. But if it gives a +X Chi bonus, it obviously raises the
personality's chi as well.

;;;;;

From:    Michael Patrick Breismeister <ringo@CATS.UCSC.EDU>
Subject: Kuro Sensei

> OK, how exactly does this work?

   Like the card says. (Unwritten Rule #3.)

> With Iaijutsu Challenge, The People's Champion, Defend your Honor,
> etc. these are refusable, but have a penalty for refusing.  Does this
> mean they are not covered by Kuro Sensei, and Kuro has no effect on
> these duel types?

   Correct.

;;;;;

   Jeff Alexander on Stepping Between the Cracks, taken from
rec.games.trading-cards.misc: "[Stepping Between the Cracks] is a
one-shot negation, then it's done."


Zen Faulkes! * Crab Clan Scholar * Deputy Rules Kaiju

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