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, 29 September 2008
Hi. Here are 2 questions.
1- I play Razor of the Dawn Castle. During a battle, my opponent kills one of my unique personality (let's say Hida Fujiki) by duelling him with Mirumoto Kei xp's ability. I delay the death. Can I react with Hida Itsuma's ability at the end of the turn and save my Fujiki?
2- I still play Razor of the Dawn Castle. I have a personality at the battlefield with a Force of zero. My opponent kills him by playing A Noble End. I delay the death, and my personality dies at the end of the turn. Does my opponent gain 2 honor (from A Noble End)?
TEXTS:
RAZOR OF THE DAWN CASTLE: Before another player's card's effect destroys one of your Samurai: Once per turn, you may delay the destruction until the current turn ends.
MIRUMOTO KEI xp: Battle: Kei challenges a target Unique Personality opposing her. Other players can not take Reactions while this action is being targeted and resolved. Destroy the loser.
HIDA ITSUMA: Reaction: Before one of your other Samurai is destroyed, if it is not the Action Phase or the Attack Phase, destroy Itsuma: Negate the other Samurai's destruction.
A NOBLE END: Battle: Target one of your unbowed Personalities: Target a number of Personalities or Followers opposing him up to his Personal Honor. Destroy each opposing target with 0 Force. Gain 2 Honor for each card destroyed. Give each opposing target still in play -2F.
Thanks for your time.
A player, 29 September 2008
1- I play Razor of the Dawn Castle. During a battle, my opponent kills one of my unique personality (let's say Hida Fujiki) by duelling him with Mirumoto Kei xp's ability. I delay the death. Can I react with Hida Itsuma's ability at the end of the turn and save my Fujiki?
Yes. You are forbidden to take Reactions while Mirumoto Kei (Experienced)'s Battle action is being targeted and resolved. You use Hida Itsuma's ability at the end of the turn so Kei's action has already ended.
2- I still play Razor of the Dawn Castle. I have a personality at the battlefield with a Force of zero. My opponent kills him by playing A Noble End. I delay the death, and my personality dies at the end of the turn. Does my opponent gain 2 honor (from A Noble End)?
No. Thanks to Razor of the Dawn Castle, you have delayed the destruction of your Samurai but you have not delayed any other effect related to this destruction such as the Honor gain from A Noble End. If a card with zero Force is targeted for A Noble End's effects but its destruction is negated or delayed, no honor is gained for that card but it suffers the -2F penalty.