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.
[Another open/legacy question!]
The Palace of Otosan Uchi:
You begin the game with the Imperial Favor if you are the only Toturi's Army player. Your Imperial cards cost 2 less Gold. Reaction: Once per turn, when you are attaching a Follower to one of your Personalities, reduce the Follower's cost by the Personality's Force.
There are several cards which have the keyword "Unaligned Emperor" but, have no "Imperial" keyword. Are "Emperors" considered "Imperial", or not, by a strict reading?
[Another open/legacy question!]
The Palace of Otosan Uchi:
You begin the game with the Imperial Favor if you are the only Toturi's Army player. Your Imperial cards cost 2 less Gold. Reaction: Once per turn, when you are attaching a Follower to one of your Personalities, reduce the Follower's cost by the Personality's Force.
There are several cards which have the keyword "Unaligned Emperor" but, have no "Imperial" keyword. Are "Emperors" considered "Imperial", or not, by a strict reading?
No.
See Keywords: In keywords, parts of words or phrases are not the same as the whole word or phrase. Example: Dragon Clan and Dragon are different keywords. A Ninjato doesn’t count as a Ninja. A Monkey Clan Personality is not a Monk.