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, 3 April 2008
I know this seems like a rediculous question, but I need a direct answer to this for Kotei, as the judge(s) in my area I believe are ruling this incorrectly. The main difference is whether or not a player may search face down cards in his dynstay area for Legacy holdings. Which is correct?
1. All players have the following ability: Reaction: After your Dynasty Phase ends, if you have brought no Holdings into play this turn, bow your Stronghold: Search your deck, then your Provinces, for a Legacy Holding. Put it into play without Gold cost. http://rules.l5r.com/Sequence_of_play#Dynasty_Phase
2. Legacy A keyword on certain Holdings. A player can search his or her Dynasty deck for a Legacy holding and put it into play without Gold cost: At the start of the game, if the player is not going first (see Sequence of Play, Start of Game). After the Dynasty phase, if the player has not brought any Holdings into play (see Sequence of Play, Dynasty Phase).
You can no longer search your facedown Provinces for a Legacy card. Yes, this does contradict the starter rulebooks and the online 'Sequence of Play,' but it has been ruled on by Zen (see viewtop...acy#p 780234).
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 3 April 2008
I know this seems like a rediculous question, but I need a direct answer to this for Kotei, as the judge(s) in my area I believe are ruling this incorrectly. The main difference is whether or not a player may search face down cards in his dynstay area for Legacy holdings. Which is correct?
1. All players have the following ability: Reaction: After your Dynasty Phase ends, if you have brought no Holdings into play this turn, bow your Stronghold: Search your deck, then your Provinces, for a Legacy Holding. Put it into play without Gold cost. http://rules.l5r.com/Sequence_of_play#Dynasty_Phase
2. Legacy A keyword on certain Holdings. A player can search his or her Dynasty deck for a Legacy holding and put it into play without Gold cost: At the start of the game, if the player is not going first (see Sequence of Play, Start of Game). After the Dynasty phase, if the player has not brought any Holdings into play (see Sequence of Play, Dynasty Phase).
You can no longer search your facedown Provinces for a Legacy card. Yes, this does contradict the starter rulebooks and the online 'Sequence of Play,' but it has been ruled on by Zen (see viewtop...acy#p 780234).
I don't understand the question, in part because there's a broken link and I can't see the old ruling you're talking about.
A player, 4 April 2008
The core issue is whether or not a player can search his face down dynasty cards for a Legacy holding at the end of the turn.
The confusion comes from this statement in the online rules:
Entry in the Glossary under L for Legacy Legacy A keyword on certain Holdings. A player can search his or her Dynasty deck for a Legacy holding and put it into play without Gold cost: At the start of the game, if the player is not going first (see Sequence of Play, Start of Game). After the Dynasty phase, if the player has not brought any Holdings into play (see Sequence of Play, Dynasty Phase).
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As per the listing in Sequence of Play, Dynasty Phase: Reaction: After your Dynasty Phase ends, if you have brought no Holdings into play this turn, bow your Stronghold: Search your deck, then your Provinces, for a Legacy Holding. Put it into play without Gold cost.
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 4 April 2008
The core issue is whether or not a player can search his face down dynasty cards for a Legacy holding at the end of the turn.
Yes.
There's a reason that the glossary entry refers back to the full rules. The glossary is just providing a summary here.
Just edited the glossary entry a little, to lessen confusion, I hope.