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A player, 5 December 2009
When a personality is destroyed, does the game keep track of whose personality it was, or does it just keep track that someone was destroyed?
For example:
Player A resolves an action that destroys Player B's personality. Player A uses Fu Leng's Guidance to bring that personality into play, etc. Can Player B use her Fu Leng's Guidance on the same personality at this point? It is now "another player's personality" because Player A controls it.
Also, since "Bring him into play" fails, the personality will not become controlled by Player B, correct?
~Andrew
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 6 December 2009
When a personality is destroyed, does the game keep track of whose personality it was, or does it just keep track that someone was destroyed?
The former.
(Aside: Most cards refer to ownership when something is out of play rather than control -- see http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Physically_mark ... rd_control and http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Physically_mark ... _ownership -- but that turns out not to matter in this particular case ).
Player A resolves an action that destroys Player B's personality. Player A uses Fu Leng's Guidance to bring that personality into play, etc. Can Player B use her Fu Leng's Guidance on the same personality at this point?
No.
http://rules.l5r.com/Timing#Triggers.2C ... ering_play: "When a trigger is keyed to after a card enters or leaves play, and there is also a condition on the trigger, the condition refers back to the state of the card at the point just before the card left or entered play."
The Reaction on Fu Leng's Guidance is not legal for player B until the Personality dies again.
Also, since "Bring him into play" fails, the personality will not become controlled by Player B, correct?
Moot question, due to above.