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You are translating a square to a circle. Why are you choosing to use a circle that fits inside the square, rather than a circle which will encompass the square? Consider Burst 1 (3x3 square): if you choose a circle which touches the square at the corners and rule that only squares which are...

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There is no "no-injury" model. There is a model where HP damage "does not necessarilly represent injuries which have a measureable affect" upon other aspects of the game mechanics. Except when it does (this being exception based design). The Picador ability is one such case - it is an exception.

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IN theory, a game that had a list of "here are several ways you could handle combat/health/magic/monsters/npcs. . . " would be great. The problem is that they then have to test and balance each and every possible permutation of those options. Realistically, there is no way they could...

Yes, removing "consisting of" helps. Thanks!

What something is called has nothing to do with what that something does (though it may have some effect on how others see said something. . . or how they see the namer). D&D has always struggled with this. "damage" is expressed in hit points lost, Cure spells restore hit points, yet "Cure...

Actually, it is not a sentence - at best it is a phrase with some clauses: "Within the shadar-kai culture...abounds." What abounds? Or, "Within the shadar-kai culture, a sometimes-cruel meritocracy...abounds." How can a meritocracy "abound"? it is either a meritocracy or it isn't; it can't...

No mention of it so far.

5,000 gp in diamonds is exactly the same as 5,000 gp in cash - by definition. As long as there is ANY fleck of diamond dust to be had, the spell should work. It does not say a 5 carat diamond. Value, in terms of gp, is determined not by size, but by supply and demand.

The ability to challenge x is not the same as the ability to defeat x. A 6th lvl Solo Monster is a "challenge" for 4 6th lvl PCs - All things being equal, the PCs are expected to survive the encounter. The Monster is not.

The effect on the rules implementation may not be any diferent, but from the standpoint of consistent storytelling & world building, the effect is quite significant.

Point of contention - no one has said that only PC's can be raised - they said that only someone with an epic destiny (or something like that) can be raised. To me, that means that anyone (PC or NPC) can be raised if they are relevant to the story/plot/path of the campaign. While this...

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@Lizard - Magic can not do anything. Magic can only do what the rules let it. The rules should only "let it" do that which is consistent with the setting/genre. Show me examples of this being the case from the abilities we have seen - I haven't seen it.

I am with DragonBlade on this one: IF Nick is a Paizo employee (not just freelancing for them), then WoTC has done what any sensible company would do to to preserve their intellectual property and product. You do not hire competitors as freelancers. Period. Anyone who cares to argue that...

Which is more likely, though: 1) After a hard fought skirmish, the adventurers lingered for a few minutes - cleaningthe blood from their blades and armor, replenishing their fluids, straightening their cloaks and recovering dropped packs and weapons. And,of course, tending to minor cuts and...

This. And this.

My impressions regarding the Dwarves matches CommonBlade's.

Any Feudal period anywhere qualifies as a PoL setting. The Wild West, would be a PoL setting; Gangland Chicago was a PoL setting. Feudal era settlements settled where the resources were. This was usually far enough away from the nearest power center that they had to fend for themselves. As a...