The Third Shout

Legend of the Five Rings card from Forbidden Knowledge

Card Type

Strategy

Gold Cost

0

Keywords

Shout

Card Text

You may not focus this card for a Personality unless he has been targeted by, or has had focused for him, The Second Shout this turn.
You may focus this card from your hand face-up; if you did, discard any one of the other player's cards in his focused cards area.
Battle: Target a Personality who must be unbowed if he is yours and was targeted by, or has had focused for him, The Second Shout this turn: Give him +5F/+3C.

Focus Value

4

Legality

Clan Wars (Imperial)

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rulings

• Any number may be played after just one Second Shout. [FAQ 3.2] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 36
• May not be used as a face-down normal focus if the Second Shout requirement is not met. [FAQ 3.2] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 36
• Does not have to be played the same way the Second Shout was. [FAQ 3.2] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 36
• May not be played even as a face-down normal focus if the Second Shout requirement is not met. [ibid.] Does not have to be played the same way the Second Shout was. [ibid.] Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 58
• Q: Can I ignore the special requirements on the Second and Third Shout by playing them face-down as regular focusses? A: No. You can play them face-down as regular focusses if you want, but you still can't focus them out of order. These cards can be used freely for their focus values outside of duels, like a Tactician's Force bonus, for example. Legend of the Five Rings FAQ, Version 3.6.2, May 1998, p. 10
• Q: Do I have to play all my Shouts on one Personality as either focuses or Battle Actions, or can I play some one way and some the other? A: You can mix them. The Imperial Herald, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Issue 6), p. 8
• Changed in v3.4: Q: Can I ignore the special requirements on the Second and Third Shout by playing them face-down as regular focuses? A: No. You can play them face-down as regular focuses if you want, but you still can't focus them out of order. These cards can be used freely for their focus values for other effects, like a Tactician's Force bonus. The Imperial Herald, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Issue 6), p. 9
• Q: If I've only played one First Shout, does that let me play as many Second Shouts as I want? A: Yes. Ditto with the Second and Third. The Imperial Herald, Vol. 1, Issue 4, p. 9