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, 14 April 2013
Hi Rules Team,
I searched for both of the relevant cards but didn't see rulings which lined up with this. As for my question...
Let's say my opponent uses Relentless Conviction to destroy my dishonorable personality in battle, which causes me to lose honor equal to my guy's PH (let's call it 2). If my opponent also happens to be playing out of Law of Darkness Dojo, will I lose 2 Honor or 3?
In short, we're unsure if a dishonorable personality's death during Battle causes LoDD's trait to activate, even if the card or ability used does not itself cause an honor loss.
Thanks!
Relevant Card Text:
Battle: Target a dishonorable Personality: Destroy him.
After another player loses Honor from your Battle action: He loses 1 Honor. Battle: Even if this card is bowed, target an enemy Personality: Give him -4F. Bow him if he is dishonorable.
Jon Palmer (rules official), 15 April 2013
Hi Rules Team,
I searched for both of the relevant cards but didn't see rulings which lined up with this. As for my question...
Let's say my opponent uses Relentless Conviction to destroy my dishonorable personality in battle, which causes me to lose honor equal to my guy's PH (let's call it 2). If my opponent also happens to be playing out of Law of Darkness Dojo, will I lose 2 Honor or 3?
In short, we're unsure if a dishonorable personality's death during Battle causes LoDD's trait to activate, even if the card or ability used does not itself cause an honor loss.
Thanks!
Relevant Card Text:
It does not.
The honor loss from a dishonorable Personality's destruction is caused by the rulebook, not the action which destroyed the Personality. Therefore it will not trigger Law of Darkness Dojo's trait.