Desperate Plea

Legend of the Five Rings card from The Heaven's Will

Card Type

Strategy

Gold Cost

6

Keywords

Unique, Political

Card Text

Political Limited: Gain 5 Honor. Permanently reduce the strength of each of your Provinces by 5. After your next turn begins, lose 5 Honor; effects do not negate or reduce this loss.

Focus Value

1

Legality

Race for the Throne (Samurai)

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: I tried a search for this one, and Desperate Plea didn't come up anywhere, hopefully this hasn't already been asked and answered.
  Desperate Plea: Unique Political Limited: Gain 5 Honor. Permanently reduce the strength of each of your provinces by 5. After your next Events Phase begins, lose 5 Honor; effects do not negate or reduce this loss
  and the Spider Clan Strongholds (for example, The Spider's Lair: You do not lose Honor from Fate and Spider Clan cards you own. In your Dynasty Phase, one time for each of your provinces destroyed this game, you may refill a Province face-up.
  Does the Spider Clan ignore the 5 honor loss that happens on the next turn?
  A: Spider Clan's "do not" is neither a negation nor a reduction. In fact, that "lose 5 honor" never happens for a Spider's Lair player.
  See here for more information on "do not" as it pertains to game text.
  Enjoy your 5 honor for 6 gold! Dan Jacobson, "Spider Clan Strongholds + Desperate Plea (THW)", 14 Nov 2008