A topic from AEG's L5R CCG Rules forum, copied for Oracle of the Void from a copy of the forum saved in October 2015, so pages it didn't save are missing. Players' names are left out; the rules officials are named. Rulings are as they stood on these dates; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.
A player, 28 November 2012
If a card says that i can bring a personality in play ignoring costs but doesn't mention anything abour honor requirements (the only example I could find was The Empress' Address), can i choose to "pay" 2 more gold to ignore the honor requirement of a personality aligned to my clan?
Relevant text: The Empress' Address Reaction: After the resolution of an action or battle that destroyed any of your Personalities in a defending army, bow your performing Courtier or Empress and target your non-Unique Personality with your Clan alignment in your discard pile: Bring him into play (in your home), ignoring costs. Gain 2 Honor.
Thanks!
Jon Palmer (rules official), 2 December 2012
If a card says that i can bring a personality in play ignoring costs but doesn't mention anything abour honor requirements (the only example I could find was The Empress' Address), can i choose to "pay" 2 more gold to ignore the honor requirement of a personality aligned to my clan?
Relevant text: The Empress' Address Reaction: After the resolution of an action or battle that destroyed any of your Personalities in a defending army, bow your performing Courtier or Empress and target your non-Unique Personality with your Clan alignment in your discard pile: Bring him into play (in your home), ignoring costs. Gain 2 Honor.
Thanks!
Yes, you may. You determine the cost you're paying in this case (including a plus 2), then ignore it.