post for 21 November 2001

Jeff Alexander, sent 22 November 2001 to the l5r-useful list, L5RINFO

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.

Story/Art Question

I have a little question regarding the art on Thunder Of The Earth.

Am I mistaken, or is that the Ki-Rin Shrine being lava geysered. You know, the Ki-Rin Shrine the Dragon took from the Phoenix.

I doubt it. All those torii arches look alike.

On: Ki-Rin
Duel questions

I've saw Jeff telling to another guy that Kuro Sensei doesn't allow someone to refuse a Yokuan's challenge without bowing. But, if the target personality was already bowed ... could it still be refused?

Yes, because then it is an unrefusable challenge. (It is known that the cost of refusing cannot be paid.)

And if the answer is yes, What happens when Yokuan makes a Iajutsu Challenge to a bowed personality that wants to refuse: the controller loses 3 honor? 7 honor? 10 honor?? Please help me.

Iaijutsu Challenge has a "given penalty for refusal", so there is no 3-point loss from Kuro Sensei.

I'd like to know one more thing to. What exactly happens with a duel involving a player that uses an O-Ushi Sensei? It will be my chi against his force or my force against his force? Did you understand?

Your Chi against his Force.

Reversals and removals in Archive

So, does this mean that Overconfidence can be used to bow someone attaching the Celestial Sword again?

With the MRP of Overconfidence, yes.

AOF Card List?

Will there be a card list for An Oni's Fury posted to the AEG website anytime soon? I remember the list for APC being posted ahead of it's release and was wondering if the same was going to happen for AOF. Thanks.

AOF's list will not go onto the website before the set's formal release date.

Crane tattoo and actions

Can a personality with a crane tattoo use their own actions???

Yes. He just can't target himself if it's a targeted ability.