Akodo Shigetoshi XP and Hall of Ancestors (L5R rules board)

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A player, 15 February 2008

Regarding this thread: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=62124&p=795846&hilit=akodo+shigetoshi+and+hall#p795846

I think the trait on Shige is active only while he's alive, no? I mean, for ease of discussion say he was discarded then made dead by Katsuko. Zen said since he's a tactician he gets the ability anyway, but how? He's getting the ability from a trait on a dead personality? If Tsukimi is dead, my yojimbo don't get +1, so why is this the case here?

[EDIT] aah, is it because of this?

"Cards that are not in play or in a resolution, entering-play or focusing area have the following limitations:

* They cannot be targeted. * They do not produce effects.

EXCEPTION: Continuous effects on cards out of play affect only the card itself."

Zen Faulkes (rules official), 15 February 2008

aah, is it because of this?

That's it.

On: Akodo Shigetoshi