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, 13 February 2013
Can I play Oath of Fealty out of Temple of the Ninth Kami (or any Shadowlands stronghold, basically) to give a permanent +1F/+1C to my personalities in play (since they do not have my "clan alignment" per http://rules.l5r.com/Legacy_Format#Legacy_Clans)?
Temple of the Ninth Kami oracle text (there's a typo here btw): You will not gain or lose Honor. You may not take Political actions or actions that cause other players unconditional Honor losses. When paying for a Shadowlands card, bow this card: Produce 4 Gold. Limited: Any number of times per turn, if you control a Personality, bow this card, and target another player's Personality: The target's controller may choose for him duel any of your Personalities; if he did not, dishonor him. Destroy the duel's loser.
Oath of Fealty: Limited: Your Personalities "swear fealty" to you. Permanently give +1F/+1C and your Clan alignment to all your Personalities without your Clan alignment. Permanently remove all other Clan alignments from them, except Monk, Naga, Ninja, Ratling, or Spirit.
Thanks!
Alex Jones (rules official), 13 February 2013
Can I play Oath of Fealty out of Temple of the Ninth Kami (or any Shadowlands stronghold, basically) to give a permanent +1F/+1C to my personalities in play (since they do not have my "clan alignment" per http://rules.l5r.com/Legacy_Format#Legacy_Clans)?
Temple of the Ninth Kami oracle text (there's a typo here btw): You will not gain or lose Honor. You may not take Political actions or actions that cause other players unconditional Honor losses. When paying for a Shadowlands card, bow this card: Produce 4 Gold. Limited: Any number of times per turn, if you control a Personality, bow this card, and target another player's Personality: The target's controller may choose for him duel any of your Personalities; if he did not, dishonor him. Destroy the duel's loser.
Oath of Fealty: Limited: Your Personalities "swear fealty" to you. Permanently give +1F/+1C and your Clan alignment to all your Personalities without your Clan alignment. Permanently remove all other Clan alignments from them, except Monk, Naga, Ninja, Ratling, or Spirit.
Thanks!
Oath of Fealty has always previously been ruled not to work for Shadowlands Horde players.
With this in mind, the text in the Oracle has been amended slightly, to work with the current Legacy Rules: Limited: Your Personalities "swear fealty" to you. Permanently give +1F/+1C and your Clan alignment to all your Personalities who would gain your Clan alignment. Permanently remove all other Clan alignments from them, except Monk, Naga, Ninja, Ratling, or Spirit.
Since Personalities will not gain the Clan Alignment "Shadowlands Horde", this will have no effect if you are a Shadowlands Horde player.