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, 31 January 2013
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I am attacked by a Halls of the Forgotten player with a 2C zerker. I play Power of the Night on him. When does the -3C get applied, if at all?
My question is basically motivated by the "before this battle resolves" clause on PotN. The delaying from the Halls will cause the action's effects to be applied after that point in time has passed...
Power of the Night: Battle: Choose your performing unbowed Ninja Personality, bow him if he is not Shadowlands, and target a Personality: Before this battle resolves, give him -3C.
Halls of the Forgotten: Reaction: After another player's Battle action targets your Berserker: Delay its effects on him until after this battle ends.
Jon Palmer (rules official), 1 February 2013
I searched for this but couldn't find it...
I am attacked by a Halls of the Forgotten player with a 2C zerker. I play Power of the Night on him. When does the -3C get applied, if at all?
My question is basically motivated by the "before this battle resolves" clause on PotN. The delaying from the Halls will cause the action's effects to be applied after that point in time has passed...
Power of the Night: Battle: Choose your performing unbowed Ninja Personality, bow him if he is not Shadowlands, and target a Personality: Before this battle resolves, give him -3C.
Halls of the Forgotten: Reaction: After another player's Battle action targets your Berserker: Delay its effects on him until after this battle ends.
"Before this battle resolves" is a timing point, not an effect. Power of the Night will attempt to give him the -3C before the battle resolves, it will still be under the effect of Halls of the Forgotten to delay its effects. The -3C will not apply until after the battle ends.