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, 13 January 2012
Came up last night in my first kolat edition game. If a bowed personality is moved home via Ring of Water will Hida's Guidance prevent the straightening?
Our concensus was no because the straightening occurred after movement at home. However the action was taken at the battle. Not sure on this one.
Ring of Water Battle: Bow this card or discard it from your hand, and choose your performing personality: Move him home or to a battlefield with one or more enemy units. If he moved, straighten his unit.
Hida's Guidance Exp Before the first straightening each battle of a personality whose enemy leader is a Crab Clan player: Negate that straightening.
Thanks! N8
Jon Palmer (rules official), 13 January 2012
Came up last night in my first kolat edition game. If a bowed personality is moved home via Ring of Water will Hida's Guidance prevent the straightening?
Our concensus was no because the straightening occurred after movement at home. However the action was taken at the battle. Not sure on this one.
Ring of Water Battle: Bow this card or discard it from your hand, and choose your performing personality: Move him home or to a battlefield with one or more enemy units. If he moved, straighten his unit.
Hida's Guidance Exp Before the first straightening each battle of a personality whose enemy leader is a Crab Clan player: Negate that straightening.
Thanks! N8
A "battle" is a period in time, not a location. Therefore, Hida's Guidance xp will negate the first straightening that happens during that period, no matter where the Personality is at the time.