Ancestral Guidance
Ancestral Guidance
Thanks to the International Design Team : Alex Iartsev (2012 Buenos Aires, Argentina, Kotei Winner), Kostas Adamopoulos (2012 Rennes, France, Kotei Winner), Dario Perri, Damien Maisonneuve (2012 Paris Kotei Scorekeeper), Cédric Giroux (2012 Paris Kotei Head Judge and Daddy of this side-event idea), Jean-Pierre Lacroute, David Attali, Nicolas Pilven et Rémi Cavaillé (2012 Paris Kotei TO)
Thanks a lot to Alex Iartsev and Nicolas Pilven for their many proofreading sessions and making of those 41 Path Cards.
This side-event will be played on 1vs1 with Swiss Rounds under Emperor Edition Rules. Here is the additional rule :
"After each player reveals his stronghold, he puts into play the right Path Card.'
This side-event will take place on Sunday July 1st, 2012.
Every Kotei attendee who is not qualified to the Main Event Sunday TOP rounds can register to this tournament.
Deckbuilding rules : be careful it looks like Emperor Edition but it's better.
1 Emperor Legal cards on July 1st, 2012 are Ancestral Guidance Legal too.
2 Kotei Promos cards are Ancestral Guidance Legal.
3 Ancestral Guidance is Ancestral Guidance Legal.
4 Each player must use his stronghold dedicated Path Card. There is one for each Emperor Legal Stronghold even if it comes from Ember of War or Forgotten Legacy.
5 Each player must print a copy of his Path Card, images are available on this page.
Notices :
A 100% Emperor Legal deck is Ancestral Guidance Legal assuming the dedicated Path Card is brought too.
Path Cards add extra game text to Strongholds, this extra text can be affected by Interference or The Fire of War for instance.
Here are the Path Cards.
Crab Clan :
My Grand father's Path (Halls of the Forgotten)
Text:
Path - Crab - Fortress of the Bear
If your stronghold is Halls of the Forgotten, it gains the following ability:
"Battle: Choose your performing unbowed Crab Clan personality, bow him or discard a card if he his Berserker and target up to two opposing units with less combinated force than his unit's Force: Destroy the targets."
Path of the Emerald Carp (Yasuki Palace XP)
Path of the Master Builder (Carpenter Wall)
Path of the Plumber Brothers (Kyuden Hida XP)
Crane Clan :
Path of Eternal Music (Shinden Asahina)
Path of Superior Design (Kyuden Otomo XP)
Path of the Honorable Victory (Hidden Fall Dojo)
Path of the Perfect Cut (The Aeries)
Dragon Clan :
Path of the Enlightened Soul (Pillars of Virtue)
Path of the Heavenly Fires (Dragon's Breath Castle)
Path of the Truest Blade (Foothills Keep)
Path of Two Heavens (Watchful Eye Dojo)
Lion Clan :
Path of Remembrance (Halls of Memory)
Text:
Path - Lion - The Hall of Ancestors
If your stronghold is Halls of Memory, it gains the following ability:
"Battle/Open: Choose your performing Personality and target a dead Lion Clan Personality you own. He copies one of the target's Keyword or Ability."
Path of Supreme Strategy (Golden Plains)
Path of the Invincible Strategy (Marshalling Fields)
Path of the Perfect Answer (Eternal Victory Dojo)
Path of the Righteous Heart (Shamate Keep)
Mantis Clan :
Path of the Forest Spirit (Kyuden Kitsune XP)
Path of the Full Purse (Kalani's Landing)
Path of the Straight Shot (Koshin Keep)
Path of Unstoppable Tsunami (Suitengu's Torch)
Phoenix Clan :
Path of Dark Ambition (Library of Rebirth)
Path of the Fair Combat (Shiro Shiba)
Path of the Jedi (Waystation of the Path)
Path of Vile Corruption (Temple of Purity)
Scorpion Clan :
Path of a Thousand Faces (Shiro Shugo)
Path of Shadow (Otoro Estate)
Text :
Path - Scorpion - Shosuro
If your stronghold is Otoro Estate, it gains the following ability:
"Battle: Choose your performing Ninja Personality and remove five cards in any one player's discard pile from the game: Move him to the target location."
Path of Sweet Vengeance (Law of Darkness Dojo)
Path of the Hidden Blade (Midday Shadow Court)
Text:
Path - Scorpion - Shosuro Jimen
If your stronghold is Midday Shadow Court, it gains the following ability:
"Reaction: After the resolution of a Battle Action which your Personality performed: You may move him home."
Spider Clan :
Path of the Damned (Steel Soul Dojo)
Path of the Grateful Sparrow (the Spider's Web)
Path of the Hungry Dead (Plains of Glass)
Text:
Path - Spider - Daigotsu Rekai
If your stronghold is Plains of Glass, it gains the following ability:
"Battle: Choose your performing personality and target a follower in any discard pile: permanently give the target Undead and Shadowland, and attach it to your personality paying all cost and ignoring Honor Requirement."
Path of the Master's Chains (Shadow's Lair)
Text:
Path - Spider - Shadow Dragon
If your stronghold is the Spider's Lair, it may remain bowed and gains the following ability:
"Reaction: After a Personality bows, bow this card: While this card remains bowed, and in play, negate all straightening of the target. Straighten the Personality after the next time this card straightens."
Path that Purges Weakness (Keep of the Dead)
Unicorn Clan :
Path of the Blood Hunt (Temple of Death XP)
Path of the Endless Journey (Kirin's Path)
Path of the Free Spirit (Journey' End Keep)
Path of the Glorious Khan (Khan's Estate)
Path of the Silent Whirlwind (Plains of the Maiden)
Text:
Path - Unicorn - Otaku
If your Stronghold if Plains of Maiden, it gains the following ability:
"Reaction: Even if this card is bowed, after another player's effect bows, destroys, or move one of your cards at the current Battlefield, target an opposed enemy card without attachment: Apply the same effect to it.
Unaligned :
Path of the Deepest Hell (The Forgotten Temple)
Text:
Path - Unaligned - Jagged Maw
If your stronghold is the Forgotten Temple, it may remain bowed and gains the following ability:
"Open: Bow this card and target your performing dead non-human personality: Bring him into play. ignoring cost. The next time your stronghold straightens, remove the personality from the game."
Path of Three Thousand (Palace of the Breaking Dawn)
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