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Subj: [L5RINFO] Rules for 28 November 1999
From: Zen Faulkes <zfaulkes@PLANET.NET.AU>

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Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 15:41:31 +1100
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Greetings,

From:    Edward Averett <dark@INTERPATH.COM>
Subject: Re: At'Tok'Tuk Sensei: A new Question?

> If I'm playing with a Dragon Clan Toturi's Army person in either
> Dragon or Toturi strongholds and I "Alliance" with the other one, then
> that person comes in for a total of 4 less if I want it, or 2 less
> with honor, or full if I'm wierd.

   That's not because the personality has dual alignments, though.
Alliance looks for a given clan that is not yours, and reduces the cost
of any such members by 2, regardless of whether they're also aligned
with your clan. It's entirely a function of how Alliance works, and not
really anything to do with dual alignment.

;;;;;

From:    Gary Kirby <Kirbdog53@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Rules for 27 November 1999

> 3) Your position seems to be that the new Sensei creates some new form
> of status, in which your personalities receive the benefits of being
> allied, with the additional drawback of not being allowed to oath of
> fealty.

   Exactly. Precisely. By jove, I think he's got it.

;;;;;

   Okay, here's the point where the deputy takes his hits from the
sheriff... ;)

From:    Jeff Alexander <jwa0@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: Rules for 16 November, etc.

>> From: Zen Faulkes <zfaulkes@PLANET.NET.AU>
>>
>>> From: Dustin Tucker <tearsong@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
>>>
>>> Does the Heart of the Shinomen Forest count as a forest[?]
>>
>>   No.
>
>    Surely you meant "yes"?

   No, I really meant "No." According to the accumulated rulings, the
Foo rule doesn't apply to strongholds.

> From: Zen Faulkes <zfaulkes@PLANET.NET.AU>
>
>>> Are the effect of multiple Nio's in play cumulative?
>>
>>   No.
>
> As much as it is really, really unbalancing to suddenly find
> yourself facing multiple Junzo players packing this, the text on Nio
> Sensei makes it clearly cumulative, Zen.

   Grrr. While this ruling may be more accurate, I think the first
ruling was the better one. Starting with no gold isn't a game, it's a
bloodbath. Especially in an environment containing Bandit Attack and
Plague of Locusts. :(

;;;;;

   It is with a sense of a little acoomplishment and more relief that I
hand the reins of rules Q&A back to Jeff Alexander. I know I sometimes
caused a bit of confusion during my stint subbing for Jeff; I just hope
it wasn't *too* bad...

   Meanwhile, I'm going to ask Andy Cowell to stop archiving my posts on
the Ruins of the West Wall, since my posts on general topics won't be
more or less informative than anyone else.


Zen Faulkes! * Crab Clan Scholar * Deputy Rules Layabout
Looking forward to lurking for a while...

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