Settling the Homeless
Legend of the Five Rings card from Celestial Edition, Promotional–Celestial, War of Honor
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Card Text
- Battle: Even if you control no units at the current battlefield, target a Personality without Followers: Move him home.
- Focus Value
- 1
- Legality
- Destroyer War (Celestial)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Celestial Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "Many heimin have been driven from their farms and villages. Daimyo are to take care to resettle them quickly, so that they may return to their life of service." -Togashi Satsu, Voice of the Empress
- Artist
- Eric Lofgren
- Card Number
- 112
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Promotional–Celestial
- Rarity
- Promo
- Flavor Text
- "Many heimin have been driven from their farms and villages. Daimyo are to take care to resettle them quickly, so that they may return to their life of service." -Togashi Satsu, Voice of the Empress
- Artist
- Drew Baker
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
War of Honor
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- "A dispute between two clans, with two more involved in a misguided attempt to mediate, and how many suffer as a result?" - Shinjo Dun
- Artist
- Eric Lofgren
- Card Number
- 112
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "Settling the Homeless 0G 1FV Battle: Even if you control no units at the current battlefield: Move a target Personality without Followers home." [Celestial Edition, 29 June 2009] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 152
Rules Q&A
- Q: The implication seems to be that you can still play Preserve Your Forces in this situation and move a follower onto the Personality targeted by Settling the Homeless. Would that not be an illegal play as per card text...
A: Edited the answer to clarify. Brook Cunningham, "Preserve Your Forces question", 21 Feb 2011 - Q: Daidoji Yorio Crane Clan • Samurai • Magistrate Battle: Bow Yorio: Bow a target enemy Personality with lower Personal Honor than Yorio's Chi. Gain 1 Honor. Straighten Yorio before this battle's resolution.
My SearchFu has failed me, sensei.
I am under the impression that Yorio, even if sent home, will straighten during the current battle's resolution as long as he was at the battle AND while at the battle used his battle ability. Is this correct?
Scenario 1:
Yorio bows and bows target enemy, gains 1 honor. Enemy uses Settling the Homeless (Even if you control no units at the current battlefield: Move a target Personality without Followers home.) on Yorio. Battle ends. Yorio straightens or Yorio remains bowed?
Scenario 2:
Yorio bows and bows target enemy, gains 1 honor. I use Discretionary Valor (Move your target opposed Personality home: Gain 1 Honor. Draw a card.) on Yorio. Battle ends. Yorio straightens or Yorio remains bowed?
I look forward to your response.
G6
EDIT: This answer makes me happy. It means that Yorio can evade battle resolution, and therefore can be moved to multiple battles.
A: Yorio's straightening is only dependent on timing (Before this battle's resolution...).
It is not dependent on his location in play.
He will straighten regardless of his location before the Battle in which he used his Battle ability resolves. Dan Jacobson, "Daidoji Yorio and battle resolution", 23 Oct 2009