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<blockquote data-quote="Brother MacLaren" data-source="post: 2047283" data-attributes="member: 15999"><p>There are numerous cases where a strict literal reading of the rules appears to give an answer that seems to contravene the designers' intent due to poor wording. Hypersmurf is good at pointing out what an exceedingly literal reading of the rules can lead to; the FAQ also cites some examples. Strict Constructionist versus Original Intent is always a tricky issue. </p><p>I'd say these are a few of the core rules issues most likely to actually occur in a game:</p><p>1) The lance question. Is a lance wielded in one hand while mounted treated as a 1-handed weapon for all purposes? Big issue for mounted knights with Power Attack.</p><p>2) Does Animal Growth stack with wildshape? Are polymorph effects "size-altering magic" or does that term have a a more specific application?</p><p>3) Does Silence block the effect of Blasphemy, Holy Word, Word of Chaos, and Dictum? </p><p>4) Can Harm kill through massive damage? (the flaw in this is pointed out in the FAQ)</p><p></p><p>There are lots of things that come up in games that just don't seem to have a clear answer in the RAW - and a few literalist interpretations where "original intent" is a better recourse. The various supplemental books have a lot of half-developed and incompletely compatible material.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brother MacLaren, post: 2047283, member: 15999"] There are numerous cases where a strict literal reading of the rules appears to give an answer that seems to contravene the designers' intent due to poor wording. Hypersmurf is good at pointing out what an exceedingly literal reading of the rules can lead to; the FAQ also cites some examples. Strict Constructionist versus Original Intent is always a tricky issue. I'd say these are a few of the core rules issues most likely to actually occur in a game: 1) The lance question. Is a lance wielded in one hand while mounted treated as a 1-handed weapon for all purposes? Big issue for mounted knights with Power Attack. 2) Does Animal Growth stack with wildshape? Are polymorph effects "size-altering magic" or does that term have a a more specific application? 3) Does Silence block the effect of Blasphemy, Holy Word, Word of Chaos, and Dictum? 4) Can Harm kill through massive damage? (the flaw in this is pointed out in the FAQ) There are lots of things that come up in games that just don't seem to have a clear answer in the RAW - and a few literalist interpretations where "original intent" is a better recourse. The various supplemental books have a lot of half-developed and incompletely compatible material. [/QUOTE]
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