Both asd and I have discussed the penalty issues, and after noting all the comments here and in the Round 5 thread we have agreed due to potential misinterpretation and lack of clarity the fault is on us. We are willing to leave the cost of the relics needed to field the decks as the only cost for those teams which were penalized for using a different interpretation of the rules, instead of adding in the additional card penalty on top of the relics.
We apologize for the misunderstanding, and will make note to try and clarify better and give examples if possible to help avoid misinterpretations in the future.