Solid Defense requirement

L5R CCG Rules board, 9 September 2013

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A player, 9 September 2013

Just asking does the reaction on Solid Defense requires you to have the Imperial Favor in order to negate honor loss or just need to have a 5F personality?

Ben Higgins (rules official), 9 September 2013

Just asking does the reaction on Solid Defense requires you to have the Imperial Favor in order to negate honor loss or just need to have a 5F personality?

If you control a 5 or higher Force Personality, you do not need to control the Imperial Favor.

The 5+F Personality clause replaces the cost of discarding the Favor.