Shinjo Naota

Legend of the Five Rings card from Celestial Edition, Words and Deeds

Card Type: Personality
Force: 4
Chi: 3
Honor Requirement: 0
Gold Cost: 8
Personal Honor: 2
Clan: Unicorn
Keywords: Cavalry, Samurai, Scout, Unicorn Clan, Wanderer
Card Text: Naota has +2F while a Terrain is in play at his battlefield.
Naota has +2F while any Regions are attached to his battlefield's province.
Legality: Destroyer War (Celestial), Race for the Throne (Samurai)
Deck: Dynasty

Printings

Rarity: Common
Flavor Text: "He has a connection with his horse stronger than most men have with their brothers. It is no wonder that he is a master of Ma-Do." - Shinjo T'sao
Artist: Paul (Prof.) Herbert
Card Number: 162
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group

Erratum: Reads, "Shinjo Naota 4F/3C 0HR 8G 2PH Unicorn Clan • Samurai • Cavalry • Scout • Wanderer Naota has +2F while a Terrain is in play at his battlefield. Naota has +2F while any Regions are attached to his battlefield's province." [MRP, Celestial Edition, 29 June 2009] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 154

Q: (I) I play Unfamiliar Ground at a battlefield where Naota is present will he bow?
A: Yes.
http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Glossary_T#Terrain: "If requirements, costs and any required targeting of a Terrain action have been met, the Strategy card enters play at the current battlefield as a rulebook effect, before the Terrain action resolves."
Terrain enters play, force bonus gained, Terrain's effects start to happen, and you can bow that Unicorn, thankyouverymuch. Zen Faulkes, "Shinjo Naota and Unfamiliar Ground", 11 Jul 2010
Q: Would playing Unfamiliar Ground bow Shinjo Naota?
A: Yes. The terrrain has to enter play -- activating Naota's trait -- before any of its effects start resolving (http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Glossary_T#Terrain). Zen Faulkes, "Shinjo Naota vs Unfamiliar Ground", 21 Jan 2010