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 February 2013
I have Chiisai in my discard pile, dead, and he was in play during my last turn. Would targeting him with Paneki's Mask result in him being put into play and the Mask remaining in my hand, usable once again on the same turn since it is still "face down & out of play"?
If so, do I need to pay the Mask's cost (i.e. is the bracketed text on the Mask just explanatory or a specific requirement)?
Either way, would I be violating the Good Faith rule with such a play?
(I picked Chiisai as an EE-legal example, but I was actually thinking about old-school Onis with a similar trait...)
Chiisai Crab Clan • Nonhuman • Elephant Will not attach Items. May not perform Iaijutsu or Political actions. Melee Attacks may not target Chiisai's Followers. Fear Battle: Target an enemy Personality with 5 or lower Force: Chiisai charges him. Move him home.
Paneki's Mask Shadowlands • Unique Limited: If this card is in your hand, target your dead Personality who was in play during your last turn: Bring him into play, ignoring costs and restrictions, and permanently give him Shadowlands • Undead. Attach this card to him (you must pay its cost). Lose 3 Honor.
Alex Jones (rules official), 28 February 2013
I have Chiisai in my discard pile, dead, and he was in play during my last turn. Would targeting him with Paneki's Mask result in him being put into play and the Mask remaining in my hand, usable once again on the same turn since it is still "face down & out of play"?
If so, do I need to pay the Mask's cost (i.e. is the bracketed text on the Mask just explanatory or a specific requirement)?
Either way, would I be violating the Good Faith rule with such a play?
(I picked Chiisai as an EE-legal example, but I was actually thinking about old-school Onis with a similar trait...)
Chiisai Crab Clan • Nonhuman • Elephant Will not attach Items. May not perform Iaijutsu or Political actions. Melee Attacks may not target Chiisai's Followers. Fear Battle: Target an enemy Personality with 5 or lower Force: Chiisai charges him. Move him home.
Paneki's Mask Shadowlands • Unique Limited: If this card is in your hand, target your dead Personality who was in play during your last turn: Bring him into play, ignoring costs and restrictions, and permanently give him Shadowlands • Undead. Attach this card to him (you must pay its cost). Lose 3 Honor.
This is not a legal action, due to the attachments clause of the Good Faith Rule: If the action involves putting one or more cards into play as a non-optional effect, the player must be able to meet all costs and requirements to bring those cards into play legally, in order to meet the Good Faith rule. This includes having a Personality who can legally attach any attachments to be brought into play.