replies to 21 September 2001
A rules digest from the L5R CCG rules team, copied from the mailing list archive for Oracle of the Void. The askers' names are left out. Rulings are as they stood on this date; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.
Kakita Atoshi Rules Question
I'm sorry if this has been questioned before and I don't think I'm the first person to see this, but I thought I'd run it past you anyway.
It appears to me that the combination of Kakita Atoshi and Diplomatic Apprentice could be trouble. As I understand it, When Atoshi bows to keep a personality bowed, the Diplomatic Apprentice could be bowed instead.
If this is done, the effect ends immediately since Atoshi is unbowed.
replies to 18 September 2001
Doesn't matter. Chiang-Tsu was the only card supposed to be in those packs. He's the only one formally released.
Does this mean that the three ronin are going to be released another time?
Yes.
??? on Overconfidence
Overconfidence targets printed chi, so if my oppent use strength of purity on one of thier people, can I still play overconfidence??
If the Personality's printed Chi is 3 or less, yes. Strength of Purity does not increase printed Chi.
replies to 20 September 2001
Extention of question, since bringing a corrupt holding into play, the honor loss is created by the holding, can you negate that honor loss with Minor Illusions?
No, by the text of Minor Illusions. The Holding isn't bowing to produce an effect.
collusion
This brings up a very interesting set of points.
Multiplayer by its nature is a game of collusion.
It's a game of alliances, cooperation, and deals. Forming these alliances during the course of the game is utterly and perfectly legal. What's illegal is the making of pre-game arrangements with other players.
It's not a pure competitive scenario like a standard tournament would be.
It should be no less competitive than a one-on-one storyline tournament is.
To cut to it, things go on in a multiplayer environment that can't occur in a one on one game. For example, the Scorpion player uses a ninja spy to see the Lion player's hand, then triumphantly announces that everyone can attack, because the Lion has a hand full of junk.
Cheating?
No.
Well, that situation above is called "Table-talk".
Table talk is the by play that happens, between the players, and can include discussion of on table assets, for an attack; hashing out of nonaggression treaties or mutual defense alliances; or just plain trash talk.
It can also be intriguing to work out.
Is it legal?
By Jeff's definition, table talk is not legal by AEG rules.
Please show me where I said it was illegal, because I disagree with you.