Rules for 31 August 2004
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.
Your Rules for Tuesay August 31, 2004
Question <Marty>
If a Champion's Heart has resolved does the KB stronghold ability trigger its effect? Does bowing a Scorpion Clan peep to pay the cost of discarding the favor the same as actully discarding the favor?
Yes.
Satoe and Aid of the Grand Master. Can you fully resolve Aid of the GM before drawing a card off Satoe's reaction? Can you draw the card you fetched with Satoe reaction
No. Satoe reacts immediate after the Personality "bows to cast a Kiho." That happens when you pay the cost, which is before you resolve any effects of the Kiho.
And she can't React at all if you cast the Kiho without bowing. (Togashi Satsu)
RULES: Tribes Gather
Tribes Gather is a Delayed Terrain that has two different options.
Do you have to choose the option when you play the terrain or can you wait until it resolves?
"If an action gives you an option of which effect to use (e.g., Moto Latomu, Scrutiny's Sweet Sting), you must announce which you intend to use when you announce the action. [ML, 22 June 2004]" (Accumulated Rulings, "Actions and abilities")
Experience and name changes
I'm confused about how the "Experienced X Shiba Jim" trait works when the Personalities change names, so I'll ask. This could be seen as a Dawn question ("Can Shosuro XP7 overlay the Ninja Shapeshifter?"), but it isn't, really. It's only about currently legal cards.
I'll ask Jeff.
rom: Martin Lund <kaioto@y...>
Rules for 26 August 2004
Comments Below:
I was under the impression that a personality dieing dishonorably made them lose honor equal to their printed PH, not current.
[MARTY] That's what it says in the Rulebook. There wouldn't be any point, otherwise. Dishonored Personalities always have 0 Current Personal Honor.
However, if that is the case, super, that makes force of will ALOT stronger.
[MARTY] I'm not sure I follow you. Political Entanglements changes - Printed - Personal Honor. He's asking what happens if a personality with a Printed -1 PH dies dishonorably.
Answer: You effectively gain 1 honor. Subtracting (-)Negative One (-1) from a number is the equivalent of adding (+) Positive One (1).
- Marty Lund Deputy Rules Monkey
That should be everything that's not related to Dawn of the Empire for Tuesday, August 31th. If I missed your question, please repost it with the flag [RULES] as part of your clear and distinct Subject Line and I'll get back to you at the first opportunity.