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To be fair to the OP, there are places in the rules where some things that are implied based on the 'use the general rule unless explicitly stated otherwise' still explicitly state the general rule applies. It is not hard to read through the book and start to question if the lack of a seemingly...

If the state of the game post-Essentials is different enough from first printing of the PH then to be called 4.5, then we are already in 4.5. The Update PDF is full of enough changes already. With regards to the OP: 3.5 deserves distinction because it essentially meant tossing any old 3rd...

Any change in Essentials is no different than a change in a new powers or players book. Bigger changes have been made due to issues that existed long before Essentials.

From page 273 "The first step in choosing targets for an attack is to check the attack’s range." So Line of Effect is not even an issue until that square is in range. Further along "When counting the distance from one square to another, start counting from any adjacent square (even one that is...

Additionally, using the rules under "Counting Distance" on pg 273, it is quite clear that the diagram is correct. The square in question is 3 away by the counting rules. If there is some issue with the square near the statue containing the monster, the statue is simply terrain, not an obstacle...

Again, the rules are written to help DMs design adventures and place challenges in the adventure, and for players to overcome them. This is not a World Simulator. Also, again, the DMG suggests that the DM decide when things are a challenge or not, when things are possible or not. Asking people...

This is if you look at the rules as a reality simulator. They are guidelines for a DM to provide challenges. It is repeatedly written that the DM can deem some actions as impossible for characters. In this case, it would be reasonable to say an 8 strength cannot lift the portcullis because it is...

The DM should not increase the DC for the same gate, they should put in a stronger gate for higher levels. At heroic tier, the gate the band of kobolds have built on their little fort is not going to be the same as the gate the fomorian king has had built for his castle that the epic tier...