Determination, Loyal

L5R CCG Rules board, 19 February 2008

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A player, 19 February 2008

Determination Dark Virtue Reaction: Before you announce an action, target one of your Samurai: The action can not have its effects negated or have its targeting changed. After the action destroys any Personality, remove him from the game.

Loyal A Personality with the Loyal keyword cannot be controlled by a player who does not share a Clan alignment with that Personality - either by bringing into play or by changing control.

Can I use determination to gain control of a Loyal personality without my faction alignment (with cards like Show of Good Faith and Hantei)?

Zen Faulkes (rules official), 19 February 2008

Can I use Determination to gain control of a Loyal personality without my faction alignment?

No.

http://rules.l5r.com/Glossary_C#Cannot: "When found in game rules text, the phrases 'cannot' or 'can only' apply to the legality of doing something in the first place; they do not imply that doing that thing is merely negated."