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, 16 March 2015
I have a doubt regarding the interaction between these two cards: "The Company You Keep Political Open: Target a Personality. Personalities his controller Recruits (this turn) with greater Personal Honor than the target has now are dishonored before they enter play."
"The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix Temple Dynasty,*: Recruit your target dead (not discarded) Phoenix Clan Personality; you may Proclaim him. Gain 1 Honor."
Player A uses "The Company You Keep" targetting Player B's personality with 0 PH. Player B then uses her "The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix" to Recruit a dead personality with 1 or more PH. How does this follow up? Am I correct in the following sequence?
1) The personality is paid and then dishonored. 2) The personality enters play and then can be proclaimed for zero since it is dishonored. 3) The personality is rehonored due to "The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix" honor gain because it was targeted by it; the 1 honor gain is thus prevented.
Thanks in advance for clarification.
Jon Palmer (rules official), 17 March 2015
I have a doubt regarding the interaction between these two cards: "The Company You Keep Political Open: Target a Personality. Personalities his controller Recruits (this turn) with greater Personal Honor than the target has now are dishonored before they enter play."
"The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix Temple Dynasty,*: Recruit your target dead (not discarded) Phoenix Clan Personality; you may Proclaim him. Gain 1 Honor."
Player A uses "The Company You Keep" targetting Player B's personality with 0 PH. Player B then uses her "The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix" to Recruit a dead personality with 1 or more PH. How does this follow up? Am I correct in the following sequence?
1) The personality is paid and then dishonored. 2) The personality enters play and then can be proclaimed for zero since it is dishonored. 3) The personality is rehonored due to "The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix" honor gain because it was targeted by it; the 1 honor gain is thus prevented.
Thanks in advance for clarification.
Yes, your order is correct.