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.
A player, 19 April 2010
Hi
I've checked other rulings for I Carry Two Blades but didn't see this question covered. If my personality has a non-unique weapon attached and it is destroyed (for example, using the cost of Desperate Throw) can I use the reaction on I Carry Two Blades to reattach the same weapon?
I wasn't certain if the weapon immediately enters the discard pile on it's destruction (in which case it is a legal target for the card) or if it remained outside of the discard pile until after resolution of the action that destroyed it.
Card text for examples
I Carry Two Blades Reaction: After one of your Weapons is destroyed, target a non-Unique Weapon in your hand or discard pile: Attach it to your target Personality, paying 4 less Gold.
Desperate Throw Battle: Destroy a Weapon attached to your target unbowed Personality: Ranged Attack with strength equal to your Personality's Force (after destroying the weapon).
Thanks
Steve
Dan Jacobson (rules official), 19 April 2010
Hi
I've checked other rulings for I Carry Two Blades but didn't see this question covered. If my personality has a non-unique weapon attached and it is destroyed (for example, using the cost of Desperate Throw) can I use the reaction on I Carry Two Blades to reattach the same weapon?
I wasn't certain if the weapon immediately enters the discard pile on it's destruction (in which case it is a legal target for the card) or if it remained outside of the discard pile until after resolution of the action that destroyed it.
Card text for examples
I Carry Two Blades Reaction: After one of your Weapons is destroyed, target a non-Unique Weapon in your hand or discard pile: Attach it to your target Personality, paying 4 less Gold.
Desperate Throw Battle: Destroy a Weapon attached to your target unbowed Personality: Ranged Attack with strength equal to your Personality's Force (after destroying the weapon).
Thanks
Steve
After cards are destroyed they go into their owner's discard piles immediately. You may use I Carry Two Blades to retrieve the same non-unique weapon that was destroyed and attach it to your personality.