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Originally Posted by tomBitonti  You get into a second level problem, too, in that I don't think that you really mean to say "redefine". I would gather that that is not a legal term, so we are left with the common English one ... and I am thinking that under that meaning "Dragonborn" are simply "humanoid creatures with draconic characteristics", and anything else is fair game for revision. (Or most everything else -- I would think that the definition could have a line or two more.) |
Actually, they very definitely mean redefine. You are just using the wrong example. They don't care if you change dragonborn into Smurfs*. If you can sell that, go for it.
What they don't want is a
4e equivalent to Mutants and Masterminds. Thus they don't want terms like AC, hit points, attack, class, level, etc redefined. The problem is redefinition is only half the problem. They also do not want these terms circumvented. "This characteristic (which is amazingly similar to AC) is called Defense...."
Of course, I think Kamakaze Midget's analysis spot on. They don't want someone building a better
DDI and these are the hoops they need to jump through (and lead the
4e pubs through) in order to protect it.
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* Peyo might care.
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