Yoritomo Utemaro

Legend of the Five Rings card from Path of the Destroyer

Card Type: Personality
Force: 4
Chi: 4
Honor Requirement: -
Gold Cost: 8
Personal Honor: 1
Gold Production: 3
Clan: Mantis
Keywords: Experienced 2, Loyal, Naval, Unique, Hero, Imperial, Imperial Treasurer, Mantis Clan, Samurai
Card Text: Limited: Target a Personality: Give him a -2 Gold Cost token.
Reaction: When paying a Gold cost, bow Utemaro unless the cost is on a Fate card: Produce 3 Gold.
Legality: Destroyer War (Celestial)
Deck: Dynasty

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Q: Just a simple question: Can i use the open action on a personality in a province and then use seiden sanzo for the 3 gold?
Matsu Amuro Open: Target a Personality. Amuro inspires him to greatness. Give the Personality Hero
I'm wondering if it is the same as Utemaro, who gives -2gc tokens.
Yoritomo Utemaro (Experienced 2) Limited: Give a target Personality a -2 Gold Cost token.
Can both these actions be used on personalities that are still in provinces?
A: Abilities cannot target cards in Provinces.
http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Physically_mark ... ut_of_play: "Cards that are not in play or in a resolution, entering-play or focusing area have the following limitations:
"They may not be targeted or perform actions." Zen Faulkes, "Matsu Amuro", 21 Mar 2011
Q: Yoritomo Utemaro (Experienced 2) reads:
Yoritomo Utemaro Mantis Clan, Samurai, Naval, Hero, Imperial, Experienced 2, Loyal, Unique, Imperial Treasurer Limited: Give a target Personality a -2 Gold Cost token Reaction: When paying a Gold cost, bow Utemaro unless the cost is on a Fate card: Produce 3 Gold.
Can the token generated by his limited action be placed on a personality face up in a province to reduce the personality's come into play Gold Cost?
A: Please use the Search Function before asking questions.
Searching the CCG Rules Question Forum for "Utemaro" and "province" yielded your answer here (second half). Brook Cunningham, "Yoritomo Utemaro (Experienced 2)+personalities in provinces", 31 Jan 2011