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, 22 April 2008
Relevant text : "Ninja Limited: Create a battlefield (not at any province). Assign Nikai to attack there. Assign another player's target unit to defend there, and straighten it. Fight a battle there. No other units may move there. After the battle ends, lose 3 Honor."
CR, Assign : Units led by bowed Personalities can not normally assign, either as part of the normal Attack Phase procedure, or through other effects that assign them.
So, if I read this right, if I use Shosuro Nikai on one of my opponent bowed personality, I can't assign the unit, but it stil straighten, am I right?
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 22 April 2008
Relevant text : "Ninja Limited: Create a battlefield (not at any province). Assign Nikai to attack there. Assign another player's target unit to defend there, and straighten it. Fight a battle there. No other units may move there. After the battle ends, lose 3 Honor."
CR, Assign : Units led by bowed Personalities can not normally assign, either as part of the normal Attack Phase procedure, or through other effects that assign them.
So, if I read this right, if I use Shosuro Nikai on one of my opponent bowed personality, I can't assign the unit, but it stil straighten, am I right?
The Rules Junta is discussing this matter, and will address it shortly.