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I meant to respond to this, but then thought it would be better for the conversation as a whole if put here. I'd hate to be accused of misquoting you. :P

I think this is hilarious. Add in P1NBACK's XP comment and we have all 3 of you agreeing to the same thing while appearing to disagree. The whole permitted/forbidden thing is basically saying that (for Monopoly) if it isn't in the rules you can't do it because Monopoly doesn't have a pg 42. A...

They actually have two separate issues going on here. First is the data updates which (no offense to anyone) can likely be done by trained monkeys. The second part are the code updates (and likely database updates as well) that are REQUIRED in order to support the new "stuff" with both Dark...

I can't believe you guys ignored this awesome post. 4e: Power -> Dice -> Mechanics -> Results OR Fiction [pg 42] -> Dice -> Mechanics -> Results Dogs: [Fiction -> Dice -> Mechanics ->] Results It seems to me the difference here is the factor that in Dogs you have an Iterative process...

IMO the damage gain is minimal. You need to be in a position to attack a creature, have CA, and either get an OA or have another PC grant you a(n) (basic) attack. Maybe 1 attack per combat that gains sneak dice? The more important factor (going with all the "flavor" changes for essentials) is...

So based on these quotes you finally agree with my position. If 4e doesn't "require" said fiction then "I Twin Strike the kobold" is just as good as "I swing both my swords at the kobold" because there is no abstraction. I liken this to martial artists. My apologies if my terms aren't...

Pretending for a moment that you have proven that 4e IS disassociated, you can't then use that fact to then make any assertion about Dogs. That's like saying "My favorite flavor of Ice Cream is vanilla, therefore chocolate sucks!". What I've been saying all along is that when in 4e you use a...

This makes much more sense now assuming this is correct. A system that is more abstract would require something (not necessarily "fiction") to fill in what's not covered by the mechanics.

I'm well aware what he was talking about, but I'm trying to understand why/how Dogs is claiming to be different. From my perspective it's not. And what I said about his comments is true about his other assertions where he keeps saying Dogs is different because (insert intimidate skill check...

This is not combat...it is a skill check. This is also not combat...it is a skill check. This sounds like a skill challenge. More skill challenge. Skill challenge Skill challenge Every single one of your examples has nothing to do with combat or how you use the rules to resolve combat OR...

Why are there so many who think/hope PDFs can/will be offered for half price or less? Printing is no where near 50% of the cost of the books. This is either serious daydreaming or some huge feelings of entitlement.

First let me say that...no I have never played Dogs so comments related to that are based on what has been said here. Second I caught up on the page and a half that I missed over the weekend after I posted the previous reply that I had mostly finished. Third, on the previous page Alex319 did a...

I'm going to reverse your own argument. This is an example of the mechanics overriding the fiction. DM: I shoot you in the face! PC: Oh no you don't! DM: Yes I do! PC: No you don't because... You're bitching about disassociated fiction and then provide an example of disassociated fiction to...

Halfling Fighter/Slayer is something I really want to try once essentials is out...looks like a pretty good match up with the aforementioned Rapier.

Updates seem to come out on time if all they have to do is update the DB. My guess is they need 1 extra body doing the programming. You branch your code so you can do data updates in one branch and code updates in the other side by side. I'll also guess that they can't justify the cost for...

Someone recently put up nice shiny new graphics for the "Quote", "Multi Quote", and "Quick Reply" buttons. Let me first comment that they look awesome. This same someone seems to have forgotten the "alternate" multi quote button for when the option is selected. Edit: Might I suggest just...

@PS: I think of it more like Zaran does. For a push specifically you can think of the attacker doing something that causes the target to "jump" back.

It's damn impossible to quote someone from an XP comment. But yes P1NBACK I am also very lax about that.

I should also have mentioned that this is not new. The feats, prior to this errata, as +4 available at epic only were just as much a feat tax as they are now (if you're believing that).

I think someone a couple pages back had a CS response or FAQ or something that said that powers that allow you to "grab" still have to follow the normal rules for grab (ie no more than 2 sizes larger) so a Halfling could grab something of size Large or smaller and that's it.