Oh! I want to expand a certain point your post brought up. Specifically, the concept of Stains. One distinction I try to make in the book is that with this game, Stains are not interchangeable with Honor. While dishonorable actions can cause Stains, the mechanic is more meant to represent “personal stains acquired through behaviour unbecoming of a samurai.” It’s a tricky thing to emphasize in text, and I fear the book may not have done the best job of illustrating that. Ah well.