Gift Armor and -1/-1

L5R CCG Rules board, 21 November 2013

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A player, 21 November 2013

Let's say I manage to copy Bayushi Jin'E's ability (with Fukuzo).

Ninja Open, w: Give a target Personality and Jin-e each a -1F/-1C Poison token.

Now, if Fukuzo has a Gift Armor attached, does it mean he will only get -1F?

I think yes, and nothing I found on this forum made me think I was wrong...

Did I miss something?

Brook Cunningham (rules official), 21 November 2013

Let's say I manage to copy Bayushi Jin'E's ability (with Fukuzo).

Ninja Open, w: Give a target Personality and Jin-e each a -1F/-1C Poison token.

Now, if Fukuzo has a Gift Armor attached, does it mean he will only get -1F?

I think yes, and nothing I found on this forum made me think I was wrong...

Did I miss something?

The Gift Armor doesn't change the fact that you're receiving a -1F/-1C token.

It will negate the penalty from the token as long as its attached, but should you lose the Gift Armor while still having the token, the penalty will assert itself.