Cowed By Wisdom

L5R CCG Rules board, 15 February 2010

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A player, 15 February 2010

Can Cowed By Wisdom prevent the costs of action that send a personality home e.g Wall of Honor

Cowed By Wisdom:

Reaction: Before an action's resolution: Negate the action's movement of Personalities that are not yours from the current battlefield.

Battle: Target your unbowed Personality, and bow him unless you control a Ring: Bow a target card in an enemy unit.

Wall of Honor :

Battle: Move your target opposed Personality home: Increase or decrease this province's stength by the number of units on the enemy side at the current battlefield. Gain 2 Honor.

Zen Faulkes (rules official), 15 February 2010

Can Cowed By Wisdom prevent the costs of action that send a personality home(?)

No. Cowed By Wisdom is played "before resolution," at which point costs have been paid.