post for 25 April 2002
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.
Koku Redemtion
is the spell card "Devastation of Beiden Pass" still worth any koku?
No.
Where is our Monkey?
A post on deathseeker prompted a thought...
Some time ago the RST winner were promised either a samurai or courtier personality for their clan as a result of their win, and they would be allowed to suggest a name (but not mechanics) provide it was rokuganni enough. Has that plan been abandoned?
If so, why?
If not, when can we expect to see the personalities?
I know TA/monkey won at least two events, one being a courtier. So I'm particularly interested in seeing a monkey personality from the results, but I would also like to see each of the other clans receive their due as well. (so all things are equal)
Takezo - wolf legion sensei
PS: Before anyone starts to flame, I'm not accusing AEG/wotc of ignoring the players. Just curious to know if the plan is still in effect or it if was canceled due to problematic events in actually designing/awarding the cards. I know things can arise outside what the players are privy to (like the sale of the company), that could delay or outright prevent the original plan from being implemented.
We intend to honor these requests to the best of our ability within the Gold environment, starting in Broken Blades. Some traits and Clan affiliations are unfortunately untenable given the current storyline and design goals of the Four Winds story arc, so not all of them can be honored exactly, but we're trying to work with the original winners to make sure what's used still meets their approval.
The reward Personalities will be spread over two or three expansions so our Story Team still has enough room to include all the Personalities THEY need to tell the stories they want to tell.
Bitter Vengeance
Bitter Vengeance reads: "Target an opponent and discard one to three fate cards. For each card discarded, that opponent must either discard a Fate card of his or her choice or lose 3 honor."
My question: If the opponent decides to keep all of their cards, does this event generate three separate losses of 3 honor or one loss of 9 honor?
Three separate losses.