Cartographers

Legend of the Five Rings card from Promotional–Samurai

Card Type

Follower

Force

2

Chi

0

Honor Requirement

1

Gold Cost

2

Personal Honor

-

Keywords

Unique, Imperial, Scout

Card Text

Recon Open, w: Target a Province. You have Reconnaissance at its battlefields. During the next battle there this turn, negate the effects of the first Reaction or Terrain action any other player takes.

Focus Value

3

Legality

Race for the Throne (Samurai)

Deck

Fate

Notes

Released in the 2007 Kotei pack

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: If I target a province with Cartographers recon actions and then destroy and my oponent plays Imbue Chi after it, is it canceled by the Cartographers recon?
  A: If the the Imbue Chi was your opponent's first Reaction or Terrain action, yes (although it's technically "negated"; no such thing as "canceled" in L5R anymore).
  http://rules.l5r.com/Battles#Choose_Battlefield: "“During a battle” includes both the Combat and Resolution Segments, as well as the Final Steps before the battle ends." Brook Cunningham, "Cartographers and Imbue Chi", 1 Apr 2009
• Q: Hi!
  Cartographers
  Imperial • Scout • Unique Recon Open : Bow this card: Target a province. During the next battle there this turn, negate the effects of the first Reaction or Terrain action any other player takes.
  What does the "any other player" mean? If I use the Cartographers actions, does it mean my first reaction or Terrain will get negated?
  Thanks!
  A: Any player other than the one taking the action on Cartographers. Chris Fuchs, "Cartographers", 16 Oct 2007
• Q: Hi!
  Cartographers Imperial • Scout • Unique Recon Open : Bow this card: Target a province. During the next battle there this turn, negate the effects of the first Reaction or Terrain action any other player takes.
  Assigning Blame Political Reaction : After one of your Personalities is destroyed, if you control a Courtier: Dishonor a target Personality. His controller loses 3 Honor; this loss can be negated but not reduced.
  Player A bows plays the Recon Action from Cartographers on Province A. Player B assigns a lone courtier to defend. Player B passes. Player A passes. Lone courtier is destroyed by resolution. Will Assigning Blame still go through or will it be negated by Cartographers? That is, has the battle ended or not?
  Thanks!
  A: Personalities are destroyed in Resolution Segment, which is long before the battle ends after resolution (http://rules.l5r.com/Battles#After_Resolution). Zen Faulkes, "Imperial Cartographer and Assigning Blame", 30 Sep 2007