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A player, 12 May 2009
Another Obsidian Dragon question.
http://rules.l5r.com/Rulings_O#Obsidian_Dragon
This is calculated only once and will not change later
So once the penalty is calculated, will it change due to variance in PH? ex: dishonorable personality with base 4PH opposed Obsidian Dragon. Calculated effect is zero penalty. Personality becomes rehonored during the battle. What is the effect?
Thank you.
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 12 May 2009
So once the penalty is calculated, will it change due to variance in PH?
Yes.
See http://rules.l5r.com/Card_features#Gene ... bout_stats, which has a lengthy example that explicitly addresses this.