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, 13 September 2012
This came up in a game and I think my interpretation at the time was wrong, so I wanted to find out. Here's the situation:
I have Bayushi Misaki in play and Twisted Fate is in effect. My opponent assigns a couple personalities to attack me, we have a battle, etc., and then he goes to Dynasty. After his Dynasty phase, the additional action phase from Twisted Fate occurs and I use Misaki's Open action on one of the personalities that attacked me. My interpretation was that this personality would be dishonored and lose honor, because although they were assigned to attack, that occurred before Misaki's action and wouldn't prevent the effects of that action. Having thought it over since then, I think that's mistaken and that her action only cares if the personality was assigned to attack during the turn, regardless of if that attack took place before or after she used her action.
Which interpretation is correct?
Relevant text: Open: If it is another player's turn, target one of his Personalities: Before this phase ends, straighten him. Before this turn ends, if the Personality was not assigned to attack this turn, dishonor him and his controller loses Honor equal to his base Personal Honor.
Thanks!
Brook Cunningham (rules official), 13 September 2012
This came up in a game and I think my interpretation at the time was wrong, so I wanted to find out. Here's the situation:
I have Bayushi Misaki in play and Twisted Fate is in effect. My opponent assigns a couple personalities to attack me, we have a battle, etc., and then he goes to Dynasty. After his Dynasty phase, the additional action phase from Twisted Fate occurs and I use Misaki's Open action on one of the personalities that attacked me. My interpretation was that this personality would be dishonored and lose honor, because although they were assigned to attack, that occurred before Misaki's action and wouldn't prevent the effects of that action. Having thought it over since then, I think that's mistaken and that her action only cares if the personality was assigned to attack during the turn, regardless of if that attack took place before or after she used her action.
Which interpretation is correct?
Relevant text: Open: If it is another player's turn, target one of his Personalities: Before this phase ends, straighten him. Before this turn ends, if the Personality was not assigned to attack this turn, dishonor him and his controller loses Honor equal to his base Personal Honor.
Thanks!
Your second interpretation is correct.