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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 6889928" data-attributes="member: 996"><p>That would be clear, yes. 'Pretty obvious' would be subjective or open to interpretation. 5e is intentionally written in natural language, which is ambiguous by nature and requires DM interpretation at every turn. It serves a dual purpose, both making the game more approachable (it is, indeed 'pretty obvious' most of the time), because there's less 'jargon,' /and/ supporting DM Empowerment by inserting the need (or even just opportunities) for DM rulings into every facet, not just of playing the game, but of understanding what it presents. </p><p></p><p>Thus, even if a innocuous-seeming clause in a spell description looks 'pretty obviously' to be fluff text, the DM could interpret it as putting a limitation on the spell or making it function differently in a specific situation, and make a ruling to that effect. Since /any/ text could contribute to a DM ruling or interpretation, the player is not <em>entitled</em> to re-skin anything - it's up to the DM to opt-in to any such changes, and rule as to what they'll mean for the character if they are allowed. The Empowered 5e DM just has a lot more latitude.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 6889928, member: 996"] That would be clear, yes. 'Pretty obvious' would be subjective or open to interpretation. 5e is intentionally written in natural language, which is ambiguous by nature and requires DM interpretation at every turn. It serves a dual purpose, both making the game more approachable (it is, indeed 'pretty obvious' most of the time), because there's less 'jargon,' /and/ supporting DM Empowerment by inserting the need (or even just opportunities) for DM rulings into every facet, not just of playing the game, but of understanding what it presents. Thus, even if a innocuous-seeming clause in a spell description looks 'pretty obviously' to be fluff text, the DM could interpret it as putting a limitation on the spell or making it function differently in a specific situation, and make a ruling to that effect. Since /any/ text could contribute to a DM ruling or interpretation, the player is not [i]entitled[/i] to re-skin anything - it's up to the DM to opt-in to any such changes, and rule as to what they'll mean for the character if they are allowed. The Empowered 5e DM just has a lot more latitude. [/QUOTE]
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