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<blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 1020285" data-attributes="member: 3146">That seems like stretching an overly literal interpretation of the sentence. Your interpretation would leave room for arguments that characters with Uncanny Dodge retain their dex bonus even when stunned (which is technically not immobilized in the same way that holds immobilize a character) or when held but able to move through the fly spell (interpreted as a purely mental action). Your interpretation would also have people with Uncanny Dodge retain their dex bonus when climbing.The &quot;, even&quot; may seem to extend the benefit beyond the two listed conditions but shouldn't be assumed to extend it to every conceivable situation. A similarly pedantic reading could go as follows: &quot;She retains her Dexterity bonus to AC&quot; just like everyone else does in most situations with the added benefit that she retains it &quot;even if flatfooted or struck by an invisible attacker&quot;--two situations in which most people do not retain their dex bonusses.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elder-Basilisk, post: 1020285, member: 3146"] That seems like stretching an overly literal interpretation of the sentence. Your interpretation would leave room for arguments that characters with Uncanny Dodge retain their dex bonus even when stunned (which is technically not immobilized in the same way that holds immobilize a character) or when held but able to move through the fly spell (interpreted as a purely mental action). Your interpretation would also have people with Uncanny Dodge retain their dex bonus when climbing. The ", even" may [i]seem[/i] to extend the benefit beyond the two listed conditions but shouldn't be assumed to extend it to every conceivable situation. A similarly pedantic reading could go as follows: "She retains her Dexterity bonus to AC" just like everyone else does in most situations with the added benefit that she retains it "[b]even if[/b] flatfooted or struck by an invisible attacker"--two situations in which most people do not retain their dex bonusses. [/QUOTE]

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