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, 27 December 2012
Scandalous Rumors- Battle:Bow your performing courtier at any location:The attacker may target any of his Personalities at the current battlefield and move them home. He loses 1 honor for each of his personalities there that this did not move, then dishonors them.
Legion of Pain-Actions performed by Personalities with a Gold Cost of 7 or lower may not target this personality.
In a recent game my friend played Scandalous Rumors on my guy who had Legion of Pain attached. He fulfilled requirements with a low cost courtier, and I couldn't choose to send my guy home because the action cannot target him (even though I choose the target) due to Legion of Pain. Therefore, I lose 1 honor and get dishonored as result of the effects.
Is this right? Seems like Legion of Pain is what stooged me rather than save me :/
Ben Higgins (rules official), 28 December 2012
Scandalous Rumors- Battle:Bow your performing courtier at any location:The attacker may target any of his Personalities at the current battlefield and move them home. He loses 1 honor for each of his personalities there that this did not move, then dishonors them.
Legion of Pain-Actions performed by Personalities with a Gold Cost of 7 or lower may not target this personality.
In a recent game my friend played Scandalous Rumors on my guy who had Legion of Pain attached. He fulfilled requirements with a low cost courtier, and I couldn't choose to send my guy home because the action cannot target him (even though I choose the target) due to Legion of Pain. Therefore, I lose 1 honor and get dishonored as result of the effects.
Is this right? Seems like Legion of Pain is what stooged me rather than save me :/
That is correct.
In the above case, the Legion's usually beneficial trait is detrimental to you.