(Message davew:1439)
Subj: Re: [L5RINFO] Rules for 4 June 2000
From: David Williams <l5r@TSTONRAMP.COM>

  To: L5RINFO@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 20:40:40 PDT
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>  > Suppose I were allying in a battle, and played Iaijutsu Duel on a
>  > Personality in my army, who I did not control, and selected as the
>  > Personality being challenged, Shinjo Shono.  To challenge Shono, a
>  > player must discard 3 cards. Who would have to discard the cards?
>
>    This one's tricky.
>
>    Iaijutsu Duel says, "the Personality in your army is the challenger."
>That suggests the controller of the challenger must discard.
>
>    But Shono's trait text says, "A player must discard two cards from
>his or her hand for one of his or her Personalities to challenge Shono."
>That sounds awfully like a condition that must be met before the
>Iaijutsu Duel can be played. If so, neither the player playing the duel
>nor the controller of the challenging personality would have to discard.

discarding the cards is part of the COST of issuing the challenge. As
per the rules for paying for a card "if you try to put into play a
card that you cannont afford, the card goes back into your hand." So
if the challenger (your ally) will not pay the cost, the action goes
back into your hand.


>  > I believe I saw a message saying something along the lines of:
>  > 'Seppun Sensei only cancels reactions that change honour losses and
>  > gains.' Credited to Jeff Alexander. Is this correct?
>
>    The current ruling on Seppun Sensei HAS NOT CHANGED.
>
>    As far as I'm concerned, it will not unless / until Jeff Alexander or
>Dave Williams say so in any of the normal official channels. That HAS
>NOT HAPPENED. Second hand reports of things they say don't cut it. They
>have to announce it themselves.

Let me step in and reinforce Zen's point. No ruling change has been
made on Seppun Sensei.


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David Williams
l5r@tstonramp.com
Lead Designer - Legend of the Five Rings CCG, Deadlands CCG
Alderac Entertainment Group

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