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 October 2013
My buddies and I had a massive multi-player, mucho back-stabbing L5R fest last night. A few questions came out of it:
1. CoM event - Rampant Paranoia Text Limited: Until your next turn begins, other players' cards will not destroy your Personalities in a defending army.
Does this just mean cards that have abilities to destroy defending personalities or abilities that might end in the destruction of a personality? For instance, a duel that could destroy the loser. Would this be cancelled? What about the attack itself? I the defenders lose the battle, are they still destroyed under Rampant Paranoia?
Thanks for the help.
Brook Cunningham (rules official), 13 October 2013
My buddies and I had a massive multi-player, mucho back-stabbing L5R fest last night. A few questions came out of it:
1. CoM event - Rampant Paranoia Text Limited: Until your next turn begins, other players' cards will not destroy your Personalities in a defending army.
Does this just mean cards that have abilities to destroy defending personalities or abilities that might end in the destruction of a personality? For instance, a duel that could destroy the loser. Would this be cancelled? What about the attack itself? I the defenders lose the battle, are they still destroyed under Rampant Paranoia?
Thanks for the help.
Ah, I remember those multiplayer brawls back when I started L5R back in the day...
But, reminiscence aside, Rampant Paranoia would indeed prevent destruction from a duel, because it is an effect of the card's ability (the stated effect of destruction upon the loser is right there on the card). Battle resolution destruction however, is caused by the Rulebook rules for resolving a battle, and would not be prevented.
I hope that helps!