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, 25 August 2008
Hi all,
Say I have 3 units, all bowed, and I wanted to play inspiring speech. One of my units has a Gunso Chitose attached to it.
As I announce the card to be played from hand, I can React with Kyuden Kyotei. This would then allow me to straighten the unit with Gunso Chitose.
However, the card would not have been a legal play as I announced it, however once the card I was playing was turned face up and actually revealed, I would have a straightened unit with which to pay the cost on the card. Before the card was turned face up however, it was a playmistake.
Would it be legal to do this?
A player, 3 September 2008
I wanted to play inspiring speech. As I announce the card to be played from hand, I can React with Kyuden Kyotei. Would it be legal to do this?
No. Starting from 1 October 2008, you will not be allowed to take Kyuden Kyotei's Reaction before an Action card turns face-up by being put into a resolution area because the turning face-up is from the rulebook, not the action itself.
Here is Kyuden Kyotei's new text (underlined text is new). Political Reaction: Even if this Stronghold is bowed, if you control the Imperial Favor, before a Fate card out of play turns face-up from an action, trait, duel, or from being discarded: Give the card +1 Focus Value when it turns face-up.