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, 4 March 2015
I was looking at tools for an Enlightenment deck when I noticed Imperial Summons has new text in the Oracle. Bowing the Stronghold to pay for the cost of Imperial Summons does not count toward the Ring of Air? When did this change occur and when does it take effect? Is this future templating for Onyx Edition rules changes?
Imperial Summons Favor Political Open: Discard the Imperial Favor to bow a target Personality. Political Open: Bow your target unbowed Stronghold to bow a target Personality.
Ring of Air Play after you resolve two or more Favor actions in one turn. You may discard this Ring from your hand to use its ability without cost.
Jon Palmer (rules official), 5 March 2015
I was looking at tools for an Enlightenment deck when I noticed Imperial Summons has new text in the Oracle. Bowing the Stronghold to pay for the cost of Imperial Summons does not count toward the Ring of Air? When did this change occur and when does it take effect? Is this future templating for Onyx Edition rules changes?
Imperial Summons Favor Political Open: Discard the Imperial Favor to bow a target Personality. Political Open: Bow your target unbowed Stronghold to bow a target Personality.
Ring of Air Play after you resolve two or more Favor actions in one turn. You may discard this Ring from your hand to use its ability without cost.
Good catch, and our apologies. That's a mistake in Oracle and it's being corrected. Bowing your stronghold to play Imperial Summons does still qualify as a Favor action for Ring of Air.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RULING IS NOW OBSOLETE DUE TO THE MRP OF IMPERIAL SUMMONS BEING RELEASED.
A player, 6 September 2015
What happened with Imperial summons?
Oracle has it MRP'd to only have one favor action, as does the Promo Alt-Art version. I found an old topic that said this was a mistake and it's added to my confusion.
Alex Jones (rules official), 7 September 2015
What happened with Imperial summons?
Oracle has it MRP'd to only have one favor action, as does the Promo Alt-Art version. I found an old topic that said this was a mistake and it's added to my confusion.
Please note that the MRP of Imperial Summons is now in effect. Bowing your stronghold to play Imperial Summons no longer qualifies as a Favor action for Ring of Air.