Glossary I-J

From Legend of the Five Rings Rules

1 Imperial Favor
2 Infantry
3 Instead
4 Item

[edit] Imperial Favor

An object in the game, representing the good graces of the Court, that can be taken and discarded to pay costs.

[edit] Infantry

This term refers to a Personality or Follower who is not Cavalry. It is not itself a keyword.

[edit] Instead

“X instead (of Y)” refers to the substitution of an old targeting, effect, choice, cost, or other game element (Y) with a new one (X). The following rules refer to any use of "instead" or "instead of."

If the old Y is negated, or fails to happen for a reason other than negation (“do not” wording, absence of relevant game elements), the new X doesn't happen.

Example: In “you may bow a personality instead of losing Honor,” you cannot use this to bow a Personality if the Honor loss has already been negated, or if an existing trait says that you do not gain or lose Honor.

If the new X is negated, or fails to happen for a reason other than negation (“do not” wording, absence of relevant game elements), the old Y doesn’t happen.

Example: In “target enemy unit adds Force to your army instead of the enemy army,” if you have no army (i.e. no units) then the unit still does not add Force to the enemy army.

EXCEPTION: In effects that substitute targeting, if the new target has to be a "legal" target, then failure to find a new legal target -- one that satisfies the requirements of the original targeting plus any additional requirements on targeting from other sources -- means the original targeting happens normally. [ADDED 24 Sept 2007]

Example: In "The action instead targets another of your legal Personalities with the same Clan alignment at [the original target's] location" (Seat of Power, SE), if there is no Personality at the original target's location with the same Clan alignment who also satisfies the targeting requirements of the original action, the original targeting happens normally.

Effects “instead of focusing” in a duel are still considered focusing for purposes of triggering reactions and conducting the duel. Such effects can be taken if a player cannot focus due to lack of legal cards to focus. They cannot be taken if focusing is prohibited for any other reason. [ADDED 24 Sept 2007]

The substitution of Y for X is not a negation of X.