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Where you and I differ is that I have no aversion to ambiguous rules. When a rule is ambiguous in its meaning, I simply decide based on the context what it should mean, and play accordingly. You, apparently, need to parse out the exact semantics of the terminology and take that as the meaning of...

Where you and I differ is that I have no aversion to ambiguous rules. When a rule is ambiguous in its meaning, I simply decide based on the context what it should mean, and play accordingly. You, apparently, need to parse out the exact semantics of the terminology and take that as the meaning of...

After Jeremy reversed his Advice and I-don't-know-how-many people have spent a hundred pages arguing at least 4 different interpretations, surely you're not suggesting that the wording of the rule is unambiguous... are you?

After Jeremy reversed his Advice and I-don't-know-how-many people have spent a hundred pages arguing at least 4 different interpretations, surely you're not suggesting that the wording of the rule is unambiguous... are you?

Of course not, that would be stupid. Even if the wild shape form hits zero, the druid has not. We had this discussion already, across a couple of different threads, didn't we? Regardless, it raises in interesting distinction. Jeremy fixed that stupid hyper-literal semantic problem with an...

Of course not, that would be stupid. Even if the wild shape form hits zero, the druid has not. We had this discussion already, across a couple of different threads, didn't we? Regardless, it raises in interesting distinction. Jeremy fixed that stupid hyper-literal semantic problem with an...

In the context of several years of taking stories and characters from Greyhawk and transplanting them to the Forgotten Realms, Kate's comment that "The Forgotten Realms is just the most popular setting, and that's all there is to it" was a bit grating. I mean, if the FR is so freakin' wonderful...

I think (a) is the reason he's remaining quiet, and (b) is not what I saw when I glanced at his twitter page. It appears he believed M when she made her recent statement against Z, but also believed her when she made a statement in his defense before. No victims of Z are clamoring for Mike's...

While I disagree with you that the earlier rulings were nonsensical, and that these abilities have timing requirements... none of that matters. As you say, we've had that discussion already. This discussion is specifically about how the 5e designers would have written a rule in the PHB to give a...

While I disagree with you that the earlier rulings were nonsensical, and that these abilities have timing requirements... none of that matters. As you say, we've had that discussion already. This discussion is specifically about how the 5e designers would have written a rule in the PHB to give a...

It will take more than a frenzied mob of cyberbullies to shut down Mike. He's just stepped away from social media until they find some other target for their vitriol.

Oh, I know. This is another example of how Jeremy chose semantics over gameplay and reversed an earlier answer regarding the 5e rules. As Hriston pointed out upthread, Crawford's initial take on the matter was quite different. The question wasn't about how Jeremy wants to interpret the rules in...

Oh, I know. This is another example of how Jeremy chose semantics over gameplay and reversed an earlier answer regarding the 5e rules. As Hriston pointed out upthread, Crawford's initial take on the matter was quite different. The question wasn't about how Jeremy wants to interpret the rules in...

I think you have no further to look than the War Magic feature of the eldrich Knight. Jeremy stated that the intention of that feature (which has similar language to the shield master feat) was to allow the bonus action attack to come before or after the spellcast. It seems that if the intent...

I think you have no further to look than the War Magic feature of the eldrich Knight. Jeremy stated that the intention of that feature (which has similar language to the shield master feat) was to allow the bonus action attack to come before or after the spellcast. It seems that if the intent...

If there were a Greyhawk product by Gygax & Mearls I would pre-order the collector’s edition.

Actually, the PHB says that with the Attack Action, you make an attack. We can argue about the meaning of the word “with“ but “with x comes y” does not mean that they’re the same thing. If my burger comes with cheese, I expect it on the burger. If my burger comes with fries and a drink, I expect...

Actually, the PHB says that with the Attack Action, you make an attack. We can argue about the meaning of the word “with“ but “with x comes y” does not mean that they’re the same thing. If my burger comes with cheese, I expect it on the burger. If my burger comes with fries and a drink, I expect...

I'll check it out.

Having thought about this a little more, it strikes me that it is true that D&D has some gamist elements that are there just because we're used to them. Hit points, however, are an example of something a bit different. Hit points are gamist and bad, but there's not really anything better that...