A Time for Action
Legend of the Five Rings card from Celestial Edition, Broken Blades, Ivory Edition
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Event
- Card Text
- Open: Each player with 21 or more Family Honor loses 5 Honor.
- Legality
- A Brother's Destiny (Ivory Edition), A Brother's Destiny (Twenty Festivals), Destroyer War (Celestial), Four Winds (Gold)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Celestial Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "From east to west the samurai of the Empire girded themselves for war, and answered the Empress's call to do great deeds in her name. The skies were filled with the banners of the Great Clans." - The Chronicles of Empress Iweko, Part II
- Artist
- Jason Juta
- Card Number
- 2
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Broken Blades
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "Hachi and the Anvil had come to an agreement at last. Ironically, it was then that the Horde attacked Otosan Uchi."
- Artist
- April Lee
- Card Number
- 1
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Ivory Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "Because the battle has ended, you think that we should grow comfortable? There is never a better time for action than when it is not yet needed. Now is the time for preparation."
- Artist
- Jason Juta
- Card Number
- 1
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "A Time for Action Each player with more than 20 Family Honor loses 5 Honor." [MRP, Celestial Edition, 29 June 2009] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 119
Rules Q&A
- Q: I want to know if a Shadowlands player can play with events that cause opponents a honorloss (Suspicions, A Time for Action, ...) and if yes, why?
A: This is a common topic today, isn't it?
Yes. They're not actions. Jeff Alexander, "post for 23 September 2002", 25 Sep 2002