FAQ created by DJ Trindle
Maintained by Jeff Alexander
Below are printed only the most recent additions and changes to the L5R FAQ - we simply don't have room to print the whole thing. Special thanks go out to Jeff Alexander, maintainer of the FAQ. Arigato gozaimasu! New Additions to v3.4Q: Will there be more L5R expansions after Time of the Void? I don't want to get involved in a game which is going to die in a few months.
Q: I've got a card that lets me make several consecutive ranged attacks. How does that work? Do I have to pick targets for all of them up front? Do my opponents gets actions in between them?
Q: My opponent's Personallty just killed one of mine in a duel Shouldn't he bow now?
These are the rules governing duels, unless a card says otherwise. The challenge may be refused. If it is, nothing happens. If it's accepted, theloser dies, and nothing at all happens to the winner. Q. If someone focuses with the First Shout against me in a duel, I have to focus again. What if I can't?
Q: Do I have to play all my Shouts on one personality as either focuses or Battle Actions, or can I play some one way and some the other?
Q: Can I use the Monk Stronghold to phy the Ring of the Void from my Fate deck if my hand is completely empty?
Q: Do Kihos played by Monks count toward the Ring of Air? The rulebook says Kihos are spell effects, but the Ring says you must produce three spell effects by using Shugenja
Q: Why aren't there any Personalities with the Brotherhood of Shinsei trait? I can't purchase anyone cheaply or for honor.
Q: So If I play Oath of Fealty in a Brotherhood deck, all my non- monks gain the Monk trait?
Q: But what about the opposite case: I play an Oath on some Monks in a Brotherhood deck? Do they LOSE the Monk trait? That doesn't seem right. "Monk" is a profession, like "Shugenja."
Q: So I guess Yoritomo's Alliance and Mantis Clan are equivalent too?
Q: About this new "Foo Rule" on p. 30. Does this really mean there aren't any more Fu Leng cards? They're all titled Something ... Fu Leng, but we're supposed to ignore everything after the "of" on the card?
Q: The rulebook says token Followers also count as cards for purposes of being transferred or bowed figuring honor at the end of battle, and being affected by other cards Are there some obscure situations where they only count as tokens?
Q: What happens if more than one Event comes up in a turn? Do I get to pick the order they happen in?
Q: When do Dynasty cards normally get replaced?
Overlaying Experienced Personalities (3 questions) Q: What if the original is bowed? A: Overlaying isn't an "action" so you can still do it. Q: Can Otaku Kamoko attach any of the Unicorn Clan Ancestors? She says she can't have infantry Followers, and none of the Ancestors have the Cavalry trait. But the rulebook says Ancestors don't act like real Followers most of the time. What's the answer?
Q: What if I put Mounts on her first?
Q: I've used some actions to give my army Force bonuses in battle. How long do they keep these pluses?
Q: You mean if say, I'm defending, and use Dispersive Terrain to give every Personality in my army +2F, then I play Counterattack and attack my opponent back on that same turn, I have +2F on everyone? A: Exactly. Dispersive Terrain doesn't go away. The bonus wears off at the end of the battle, so it lasts for the rest of the turn. Q: And the Matsu Gohei that attacked originally ("Gains a 2F bonus when attacking.") which my opponent: played Charge on ("Add a 3F bonus to one attacking Lion Personality") still has +5F in his defense? A: Only +3F actually. Gohei's built-in bonus is only active when "attacking" It continually checks whether Gohei is attacking and automatically turns itself on or off, depending. Charge, on the other hand, can only be played on someone who is attacking *right that moment*, but like Dispersive Terrain, it then lasts the whole turn. Q: What if I have a dishonored Personality and I do something to increase his Personal Honor?
Q: Just ooooone more question on this fellow. The experience Togashi Mitsu has no fancy bowing restrictions, unlike the original. What if I overlay him? Those seem to be traits and you don't copy traits when you overlay.
Q: What if the spell always affects one thing, like, say, the player casting it? Can I use the Ring of Air to make it affect someone else?
Q: Can I lobby for the Imperial Favor on the same turn that I use it?
Q: Can I lobby for the Favor If I don't have the highest honor, or if my Family Honor is below zero? A:,Yes, and yes. If you haven't already lobbied this turn and you can bow a Personality with a Personal Honor over zero (and you don't already have the favor, you are able to lobby. Q: Kakiia Ichiro can lobby "even if you have already lobbied for the Favor once this turn." Does "once" mean "exactly once" or "at least once"?
Q: The Experienced Hooded Ronin lets me bring out the Seven Thunders for free. Who are the Seven Thunders?
Q: A friend with very good connections says the Clan Thunder is going to be ____________.
Changed in v3.4Q: Can I ignore the special requirements on the Second and Third Shout by playing thern face-down as regular focuses?
Q: Can I overlay a Unique version of a Personality with a Unique, Experienced version?
Q: Do I get honor for overlaying a Personality with her Experienced version? I'm paying the full price, which is zero.
Q: My opponent has a samurai with a Medium Infantry attached, which has a minimum honor of 1. What happens if I dishonor that samurai so that her Personal Honor drops to 0? Does the Infantry get destroyed?
Q: I'm targeting a 1F Personality with an effect that makes him lose 2F until the end of the turn. Does he have a OF of a -1F?
Q: What if I have just enough Family Honor to bring a Personality out, but I lose some honor while gathering gold for her? Can I still hire her with the money?
Q: When is Hoseki, the Ninja Mystic, treated as a ninja, and when is she treated as a shugenja?
Junzo's Army: He also can't make use of the Alliance event. Errata Peasant Levies, Tokiuji: These cards should have the ASHIGARU trait. Mounts: This card should have the Cavalry and CRETURE traits. Oni no Genso: This card should have the NONHUMAN trait. Genzo: Should not refer to himself as "Norio" Also, the following three Personalities have lost the UNALIGNED trait and acquired the YORITOMO'S ALLIANCE trait.
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