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, 9 April 2015
Was wondering if the +1 gold production granted from Honored Sensei can be used to purchase Voitagi.
Honored Sensei
This Holding has +1GP, but only when it pays for a single non-Shadowlands Naga or Human Personality without your Clan Alignment; gain 1 Honor after he enters play.
This specifically says "non-Shadowlands Naga or Human Personality", which is different than "non-Shadowlands, Naga, or Human Personality"
Voitagi was ruled as being a Human Personality, he is not a Naga.
viewtopic.php?f=59&t=112758&p=1459736&hilit=voitagi#p1459736
Jon Palmer (rules official), 10 April 2015
Was wondering if the +1 gold production granted from Honored Sensei can be used to purchase Voitagi.
Honored Sensei
This specifically says "non-Shadowlands Naga or Human Personality", which is different than "non-Shadowlands, Naga, or Human Personality"
Voitagi was ruled as being a Human Personality, he is not a Naga.
viewtopic.php?f=59&t=112758&p=1459736&hilit=voitagi#p1459736
Voitagi is Human, but he is not Non-Shadowlands, so Honored Sensei will not produce the extra gold for him, nor will you gain honor.
A player, 10 April 2015
I'd like to make an appeal argument regarding the ruling on Honored Sensei:
viewtopic.php?f=59&t=113343
Although Voitagi is a Shadowlands personaility, he is a Human personaility, since he lacks the "nonhuman" keyword.
Honored Sensei specifically states the bonus is garnered from a "non-Shadowlands Naga or Human personality". Voitagi meets the latter requirements of being a Human personality.
There is no restriction of "non-shadowlands personality", nor is there any comma separating the designations "non-shadowlands" and "naga". Therefore, the plain text on the card should be interpreted as such.
If this was not the intent, please issue an errata to cease further confusion.
Alex Jones (rules official), 10 April 2015
I'd like to make an appeal argument regarding the ruling on Honored Sensei:
viewtopic.php?f=59&t=113343
Although Voitagi is a Shadowlands personaility, he is a Human personaility, since he lacks the "nonhuman" keyword.
Honored Sensei specifically states the bonus is garnered from a "non-Shadowlands Naga or Human personality". Voitagi meets the latter requirements of being a Human personality.
There is no restriction of "non-shadowlands personality", nor is there any comma separating the designations "non-shadowlands" and "naga". Therefore, the plain text on the card should be interpreted as such.
If this was not the intent, please issue an errata to cease further confusion.
The distributivity rules for adjectives and conjunctions have not changed in a very long time.
On Honored Sensei, "non-Shadowlands" applies to both Naga and Human Personalities.