A topic from AEG's L5R CCG Rules forum, copied for Oracle of the Void from a copy of the forum saved in October 2015, so pages it didn't save are missing. Players' names are left out; the rules officials are named. Rulings are as they stood on these dates; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.
A player, 4 March 2015
In Haku Sensei honor gain trait there is no distinction between your and opponent Personalities. While it's effect on enemies is rather clear I have a question about triggering it on my own Personalities.
It's clear that Hakuseki Sensei can affect your own Personalities (whether it was DT intention or not), but I am not sure what "each time Battle action bows...", does it include cost of action or only refers to effects? For Example: I I have dishonorable Daidoji Kinta in battle and use his ability to shoot an enemy does Sensei trait trigger?
And, if it does, is Kinta rehonored or I gain 1 honor? According to CR I can never rehonor Personality with Hakuseki Sensei trait - it does not target my Personalities nor, of course, come from their textbox, but it never hurts to ask.
After each time your Battle action bows or destroys a dishonorable Personality, gain 1 Honor.
Battle, Ranged 4 Attack
0.1. Before a player gains one or more points of Honor from an action or trait that targeted or came from one or more of his or her dishonorable Personalities. If rehonoring the Personalities is not one of that action or trait’s effects, the dishonorable Personalities’ rehonoring is substituted for the Honor gain.
Jon Palmer (rules official), 5 March 2015
In Haku Sensei honor gain trait there is no distinction between your and opponent Personalities. While it's effect on enemies is rather clear I have a question about triggering it on my own Personalities.
It's clear that Hakuseki Sensei can affect your own Personalities (whether it was DT intention or not), but I am not sure what "each time Battle action bows...", does it include cost of action or only refers to effects? For Example: I I have dishonorable Daidoji Kinta in battle and use his ability to shoot an enemy does Sensei trait trigger?
And, if it does, is Kinta rehonored or I gain 1 honor? According to CR I can never rehonor Personality with Hakuseki Sensei trait - it does not target my Personalities nor, of course, come from their textbox, but it never hurts to ask.
Yes, if you bow or destroy your own dishonorable Personalities, you will gain the 1 honor from Hakuseki Sensei. It will trigger even if the bowing is due to a cost. This will always give you the 1 honor, rather than rehonoring the Personality.