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, 21 January 2012
Hi Rules guys,
When a personality is equipped with both Gift Armor and Cursed Relic, does the Personality's Chi remain as is when using Cursed Relic's Battle actions because of Gift Armor? Or is this not a legal play because a cost cannot be paid because Gift Armor negates Chi penalties?
Cursed Relic Battle: Any number of times per turn, give this Personality -1C: Ranged 3 Attack Battle: Bow this card, give this Personality -1C, and target an enemy card without attachments: Remove it from the game.
Gift Armor Negate all current and new Chi penalties on this Personality. Negate any destruction of this card, except for its Personality being destroyed.
Jon Palmer (rules official), 21 January 2012
Hi Rules guys,
When a personality is equipped with both Gift Armor and Cursed Relic, does the Personality's Chi remain as is when using Cursed Relic's Battle actions because of Gift Armor? Or is this not a legal play because a cost cannot be paid because Gift Armor negates Chi penalties?
Cursed Relic Battle: Any number of times per turn, give this Personality -1C: Ranged 3 Attack Battle: Bow this card, give this Personality -1C, and target an enemy card without attachments: Remove it from the game.
Gift Armor Negate all current and new Chi penalties on this Personality. Negate any destruction of this card, except for its Personality being destroyed.
No, unfortunately the negation of the chi penalty will prevent the cost on Cursed Relic from being paid.