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A player, 1 May 2009
Imperial Adjudication Action cost: 4 focus: 3 legal: CE text: Iajutsu • Imperial • Political Open: Target your unbowed Duelist: He challenges another player's target Personality. If that Personality is honorable, his controller looks at the top three cards of his Fate Deck, then may refuse the duel; if he refuses, bow and dishonor the Personality, and discard those cards. Destroy the duel's loser.
querry: "If that Personality is honorable.." What if the personality is dishonorable? May not be refused?
Thank you.
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Dan Jacobson (rules official), 1 May 2009
Imperial Adjudication Action cost: 4 focus: 3 legal: CE text: Iajutsu • Imperial • Political Open: Target your unbowed Duelist: He challenges another player's target Personality. If that Personality is honorable, his controller looks at the top three cards of his Fate Deck, then may refuse the duel; if he refuses, bow and dishonor the Personality, and discard those cards. Destroy the duel's loser.
querry: "If that Personality is honorable.." What if the personality is dishonorable? May not be refused?
Thank you.
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If the personality is dishonored he may not refuse the challenge presented by Imperial Adjudication.
A player, 2 May 2009
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Regarding the said ruling:
Open: Target your unbowed Duelist: He challenges another player's target Personality. If that Personality is honorable, his controller looks at the top three cards of his Fate Deck, then may refuse the duel; if he refuses, bow and dishonor the Personality, and discard those cards. Destroy the duel's loser.
From my understanding, being honorable lets you take a look at your top 3 cards before refusing, whilst being dishonored doesn't let you. Am I correct?
Thanks!
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 2 May 2009
viewtopic.php?f=59&t=75554
Regarding the said ruling:
Open: Target your unbowed Duelist: He challenges another player's target Personality. If that Personality is honorable, his controller looks at the top three cards of his Fate Deck, then may refuse the duel; if he refuses, bow and dishonor the Personality, and discard those cards. Destroy the duel's loser.
From my understanding, being honorable lets you take a look at your top 3 cards before refusing, whilst being dishonored doesn't let you. Am I correct?
Thanks!
The previous ruling is correct. The condition applies to both the drawing of cards and the refusal.