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A player, 30 May 2010
Last Step Castle: Open: Even if this card is bowed, bow your target Personality: Give each of your provinces a strength bonus equal to his base Chi. If it is not your turn, before this turn ends, gain 2 Honor if none of your provinces were destroyed this turn.
As I understand it, Last Step Castle has a delayed effect.
http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Abilities_and_a ... ction_ends
An action ends after its last effect is applied, if that effect is not a delayed effect. If an action's last effect is delayed, then the action ends instead after that effect is activated. The trigger “after action resolution” is the same point in time as “after the action ends.” The difference is that the action ends, but does not have a resolution, if the costs or effects of an action announced in good faith are interfered with.
As I also understand it, a delayed effect means that the action ends after the delayed effect is activated.
As well "after action resolution" is the same point as "after the action ends" which means, I think, that if someone were to play Thriving Light as a reaction to LSC, that Thriving Light would negate the next Honor gain or loss by 5 that occurs between the time the action is "before the action's resolution" and "until it ends". If LSC's action ends before the turn ends, is Thriving Light not still waiting to negate an honor gain or loss by 5 until the end of the turn? (when the action ends, which is the same point in time as "after action resolution")
Thriving Light Reaction: Before an action's resolution: Until that resolution ends, reduce the next Honor gain or loss by 5 (minimum zero).
Dan Jacobson (rules official), 30 May 2010
Last Step Castle: Open: Even if this card is bowed, bow your target Personality: Give each of your provinces a strength bonus equal to his base Chi. If it is not your turn, before this turn ends, gain 2 Honor if none of your provinces were destroyed this turn.
As I understand it, Last Step Castle has a delayed effect.
http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Abilities_and_a ... ction_ends
An action ends after its last effect is applied, if that effect is not a delayed effect. If an action's last effect is delayed, then the action ends instead after that effect is activated. The trigger “after action resolution” is the same point in time as “after the action ends.” The difference is that the action ends, but does not have a resolution, if the costs or effects of an action announced in good faith are interfered with.
As I also understand it, a delayed effect means that the action ends after the delayed effect is activated.
As well "after action resolution" is the same point as "after the action ends" which means, I think, that if someone were to play Thriving Light as a reaction to LSC, that Thriving Light would negate the next Honor gain or loss by 5 that occurs between the time the action is "before the action's resolution" and "until it ends". If LSC's action ends before the turn ends, is Thriving Light not still waiting to negate an honor gain or loss by 5 until the end of the turn? (when the action ends, which is the same point in time as "after action resolution")
Thriving Light Reaction: Before an action's resolution: Until that resolution ends, reduce the next Honor gain or loss by 5 (minimum zero).
CORRECTION: After Thriving Light is played, it puts its delayed effect into play (gaining 2 honor if no provinces have been lost this turn) and has resolved.
The Thriving Light will have no effect on Last Step Castle's action.