Rules for 8 November 2003

Zen Faulkes, sent 8 November 2003 to the l5r-ccg mailing list, the l5r-useful list

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.

Greetings,

Shinjo Rao question

Can Shinjo Rao use his ability to move into the current battle from the province he assigned to during infantry?

Yes.

On: Shinjo Rao

Force Duels

[D]oes it not follow that one can 'To Do What We Must' any entire bowed unit with even a force 0 unit with 1 personal honor[?]

Correct.

On: To Do What We Must

Three Stone River question

Does Three Stone River raise your force if your personality has lower force than their attached follower?

No. "Lower the force..." (card text).

On: Three-Stone River

More wedge questions...

Wedge and Kaiu Hisayuki: Let's make this brief, is it force +1 doubled, or force doubled +1?????

The latter (card text).

On: Kaiu Hisayuki

Quetsion

When my opponent gains honor can I react with both Rhetoric and Noh Theater Troupe?

No. Noh Theatre Troupe is used "after" a player has gained or lost honor (card text). If you redirect the gain/loss "before" the loss or gain with Rhetoric (card text), the other player's honor never changes.

On: Rhetoric, Noh Theater Troupe

Sunda Mizu Dojo question...

Sunda Mizu Dojo. If this targets a personality with zero force, does that personality die honorably or dishonorably?

Honorably. Effects typically resolve in the order printed on the card.

On: Sunda Mizu Dojo

Say No to Stagnant Corruption

So, as it stands players must take their best guess at how many and of what cards will count as "Tainted" or "Corrupt"?

Players aren't guessing blindly. It has been quite clearly set out what cards are associated with corruption (in the broad sense) in story terms: cards with the Shadowlands trait, cards that cause self-inflicted honor losses, etc. The more such cards you put in your deck, the more likely it is to be viewed as corrupt. If many players put such cards in their decks, the more likely it is to catch the notice of the story team.

It seems to me that some people people only want hard guidelines so that they can assuage their conscience by staying just under the "legal limit," so to speak, and convince themselves that no harm will come of it. Sure, people. Whatever helps you sleep at night. ;)

I understand the Story Team needing some leverage, but isn't this like being "a little pregnant"?

You lost me. I'm not following the analogy.