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, 20 May 2014
hope i can ask a question about a card that's only been previewed
does giving another card your clan alignment remove their current alignment? or do they have both from that point on like Aranai last arc had both spider and mantis alignment keywords?
also, for the two loyal courtiers that are not unique (okinomi and takada), how does that affect them? if i (a crane) give takada my clan alignment and another player (spider) tries to take control of him, is that legal?
let's say i'm playing Crane. and i have a lot of scorpion dudes in my deck. i use SS to give akane my clan alignment then bring her into play. on my next turn can i use SS on Shizuka giving her my clan alignment? since i already have akane in play does that mean i can't use SS on another scorpion? OR since i can't use SS on Kachiko since she's unique, after i bring Kachiko into play can i no longer use SS on any scorpion personality since i now have a scorpion personality in my control?
Brook Cunningham (rules official), 20 May 2014
hope i can ask a question about a card that's only been previewed
Since the Oracle text is quite definitive, we're rather moving away from the previous policy of not doing so.
does giving another card your clan alignment remove their current alignment? or do they have both from that point on like Aranai last arc had both spider and mantis alignment keywords?
They have both.
also, for the two loyal courtiers that are not unique (okinomi and takada), how does that affect them? if i (a crane) give takada my clan alignment and another player (spider) tries to take control of him, is that legal?
Loyal, from the Comprehensive Rules: "A Personality with the Loyal keyword will not be controlled by a player who does not share a Clan Alignment with the Personality. This restricts entering play as well as changing control."
So, if you use the Sensei to give them your Clan Alignment, you can control them. But, they still have their old Clan Alignment, so a Spider could take control of your Susumu Takada still.
let's say i'm playing Crane. and i have a lot of scorpion dudes in my deck. i use SS to give akane my clan alignment then bring her into play. on my next turn can i use SS on Shizuka giving her my clan alignment? since i already have akane in play does that mean i can't use SS on another scorpion? OR since i can't use SS on Kachiko since she's unique, after i bring Kachiko into play can i no longer use SS on any scorpion personality since i now have a scorpion personality in my control?
1. No
2. Correct
3. Also correct