Blood Money

Legend of the Five Rings card from The Fall of Otosan Uchi

Card Type: Event
Keywords: Unique
Card Text: After you reveal cards in your Provinces at the start of your turn, if this Event is face-up in one of them, until the game ends, players who control no Shadowlands cards may pay 2 more Gold for Personalities with their Clan Alignment they are bringing into play to ignore their Honor Requirements.
Legality: Four Winds (Gold), Rain of Blood (Diamond)
Deck: Dynasty

Printings

Rarity: Uncommon
Flavor Text: "Find her, Yutaka, and I will give you gold. Kill her, and I will give you the Tsuruchi family."
Artist: Drew Baker
Card Number: 8
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group

Q: For Blood Money, does that mean that (effectively) for in clan people you can pay thier printed amount to bring them in without honor, if you don't meet thier honor requirements, or thier printed cost plus two to bring them in with honor, if you don't meet thier honor requirements?
A: Yes. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 30 September 2003, Part 2", 1 Oct 2003
Q: Can a Ninja player use Blood Money to waive Toturi the First's honor requirement if bringing him into play "without gold cost" with a Ninja Stronghold?
A: Yes. Jeff Alexander, "post for 12 March 2003", 13 Mar 2003
Q: Similarly, does the Blood Money rule mean that all Clan Alignment keywords are boldface keywords in BigDeck play? Actually, why aren't Clan Alignment keywords considered boldface keywords in Ivory, as they have relevance to the rules (referenced in the Recruit procedure, Comprehensive Rules p. 37)?
A: Nope, for the same reason. Brook Cunningham, "Boldface Keywords", 7 Aug 2014
Q: In wich format is the Blood money rule allowed?
A: (Replying to a player: "Just making sure, is blood money the clan discount?") No, "Blood Money" is shorthand slang for the Rule where if you pay 2 more Gold for someone from your Clan, you can ignore their HR. It was the only way to play Doji Domotai in SE and CE. Brook Cunningham, "Sun and Moon #rules-questions", 5 Dec 2025