Walking with the Earth

Legend of the Five Rings card from Twenty Festivals

Card Type

Strategy

Gold Cost

0

Keywords

Courage

Card Text

Earth Open: If you don't have a Ring in play, target three Personalities controlled by the active player. He must declare an attack this turn and assign at least one of them, if able.
Earth Open: Give your Provinces +2 strength for each Ring you control (this turn).

Focus Value

4

Legality

A Brother's Destiny (Twenty Festivals), War of the Seals (Onyx Edition)

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Simple question: Are you obliged to find a ring to put into play at the start of a game (while having a non-Void ring in there)? I ask because of Walking with the Earth and wanting to force a specific opponent to attack.
  Thank you!
  A: You may choose to fail to find a Ring when you search. Alex Jones, "Fortified Monastery of the Dragon and finding a Ring", 15 May 2015
• Q: Hey,
  Just to be clear: if the number of Rings I have in play changes AFTER I play Walking with the Earth, does the PS bonus change to reflect this?
  Edit: if I have one Ring out when I play it, I my provinces get +2. If, during a battle, I drop another Ring, would the bonus become +4?
  A: Walking With the Earth creates an instantaneous effect giving your provinces a strength bonus. It's set by the number of Rings in play when played.
  If it was going to be a continuous effect it'd be worded along the lines of "Until the end of the turn, your provinces have a bonus to their strength equal to the number of rings you (currently) have in play." Jon Palmer, "Walking With the Earth+Rings", 5 Mar 2015