A New Path
Legend of the Five Rings card from The Fall of Otosan Uchi
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Card Text
- Limited: Target your performing Personality and bow him if his Chi is 3 or less to permanently give him Monk and, until the game ends, he may not be assigned to an attacking army.
- Focus Value
- 4
- Legality
- Four Winds (Gold), Rain of Blood (Diamond)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
The Fall of Otosan Uchi
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "I do not know why Kai retired so young," Unasagi said sadly. "He would not speak to me of it."
- Artist
- Anthony Francisco
- Card Number
- 93
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: Another question, this came up in play testing last night. I have the new Crane Hero with A New Path on Her making her a monk, then cast Fall Before the Master. After a duel or two and some Pull of Destiny i draw the Egg of Pan Ku. I then Egg the Hero. I know the Egg copies the Force bonus from the Fall Before the Master but does the Egg get the effects of Fall Before the Master "Draw a card for each duel i win.
A: Egg copies permanent changes to the Personality it copies. The only Permanent change caused to the duelist by Fall Before the Master is the +2/+2. Martin Lund, "Rules for 15 October 2004", 20 Oct 2004 - Q: Hello, I would like to know if a personality can be 'Samurai' and 'Monk'.
A: Well, Togashi Mitsu / Jusai would be in a lot of trouble if you couldn't be both a Samurai and a Monk, now wouldn't he? ;) Martin Lund, "Rules for 1 April 2004 (no jokes)", 3 Apr 2004 - Q: I mean, i use the card "A New Path" on a Samurai personality and he gain the trait 'Monk', he is still a 'Samurai' too ? It would be sade if he is both. Like the picture on the card or in stories ( if i m not wrong ), they choose a new path, forgeting bushido codes, cuting their hairs etc ...
Thx you for any anwser Sincerly
A: A New Path just adds the Monk trait. You can still be a Samurai, Shugenja, or (strangely) an Oni or Ratling. You just go all wimpy and can't assign to attack anymore (card text).
That must be what happens when you listen to one too many crazy sermons from a Scorpion Clan Monk (Shosuro Chian).
I'm sorry, but the last person you go to when you need to spill your guts to a monk is a "retired" Scorpion. I don't think anyone ever accused Shiba Kai of being too bright though.
Oh, and Seppuku is part of having the Samurai or Courtier traits. Having extra "job" traits (Monk, Shugenja, etc) does not prevent that. Martin Lund, "Rules for 1 April 2004 (no jokes)", 3 Apr 2004