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if i am in a duel and my person is dishonored and i focus a hamstrung and choose to gain honor, is my personality performing the action and thus will rehonor or will i just gain the honor?
Hamstrung: Focus Effect: Lower this card's Focus Value by an amount from 0 to 4: Gain Honor equal to the amount it was lowered by.
if i am in a duel and my person is dishonored and i focus a hamstrung and choose to gain honor, is my personality performing the action and thus will rehonor or will i just gain the honor?
Hamstrung: Focus Effect: Lower this card's Focus Value by an amount from 0 to 4: Gain Honor equal to the amount it was lowered by.
There is no action to be performed when a Focus Effect resolves - and traits are never performed - so you will gain the honour normally and the the Personality is not re-honoured.
Glossary, Focus Effect: A special boldface trigger for a trait that is activated if its card is face-up in the focusing area at the point in a duel when Focus Effects resolve. “Focus Effect” is not an action designator or a keyword.