Shamate Pass

Legend of the Five Rings card from Heaven & Earth

Card Type

Region

Keywords

Unique

Card Text

After a Human Personality is revealed in this Province: Permanently give him +2PH, to a maximum of 4.

Legality

Four Winds (Gold), Rain of Blood (Diamond)

Deck

Dynasty

Story

2002 The Unnamed Pass - Lion

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: * Kakita : He must focus once if possible, with 1 to 3 cards. Let's say he chooses to focus (no Smoke, no Shadow's Claw) with 3 cards.
  Are the 3 focus simultaneous?
  A: It is a single Focus, with 3 cards making it up. Martin Lund, "Rules for 5 January 2005", 8 Jan 2005
• Q: * Shamate Pass and Broken Sword of the Lion. I play a Broken sword of the Lion. All the peeps I own (ie the ones in my Dynasty too) are dishonored. I reveal one on Shamate Pass, its honor is still 0 (Printed PH, reduce to 0 because dishonnored + 2 then applay dishonnor again). When he is rehonored, what's its PH?
  Shamate doesn't say a thing about printed PH, BUT it says pemanently add 2.
  A: It is a permanent +2 PH bonus. It stays there even after Dishonor is ended. Dishonor imposes a 0 PH - Maximum - on the card. When that 0 PH cap is removed by becoming rehonored, the current PH of the personality will be Printed +/- modifiers, just like any other stat on any other card. In this case, that would be Printed + 2. Martin Lund, "Rules for 5 January 2005", 8 Jan 2005
• Q: When a personalty is brought back in Morning Glory Castle and placed in a Shamate Pass province, does the Personality count as being revealed and gain the Pass's bonus?
  A: No. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 13 December 2003", 13 Dec 2003
• Q: I seem to recall reading a ruling once that implied that deceased personalities kept the permanent-duration changes to their stats even when in places other than the discard pile sideways.
  A: No need to rely on memory. It's in the Gold Edition rulebook, pg. 39, in bold type. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 26 August 2003", 27 Aug 2003
• Q: Assuming I bought out Bayushi Kwanchai XP from a Shamate Pass earlier in the game, increasing his PH by 2, and I later use his ability to 'die' to the top of the dynasty deck, when he reappears in one of my provinces next turn, what is his PH?
  A: Increased by the effect of the Pass (card text). Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 26 August 2003", 27 Aug 2003
• Q: Is the word "revealed" strictly defined?
  A: In general, it means "turned from face-down to face-up". There are some contexts where it has a more specific meaning. Jeff Alexander, "post for 25 April 2003", 26 Apr 2003
• Q: i.e. if I use morning glory castle to put someone in the province with Shamate Pass, will they gain the benefit from the region?
  A: No. Jeff Alexander, "post for 25 April 2003", 26 Apr 2003
• Q: Does Shamate Pass work on Personalities placed in a province by Morning Glory Castle? In other words, do such Personalities count as being "revealed"?
  A: No and no. A card already in the Province must go from face-down to face-up. Jeff Alexander, "post for 31 March 2003", 1 Apr 2003
• Q: I am a Unicorn defending a province. I use Savagery of Moto to switch a region under a Shinjo Subuto for a Shamate Pass. I then bring Subuto into the battle. I know I won't gain honor, but what will Subuto's personal honor be?
  A: If Subuto was face-up, his Personal Honor won't change because he was revealed before Shamate Pass was attached to that Province. Zen Faulkes, "Shamate Pass, Subuto, and Savagery of Moto", 25 Mar 2005