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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 1634044" data-attributes="member: 5143">This is probably true, and this is a bit off topic, but I know there are many books that have this problem of using imprecise wording.&nbsp; I've been in so many rules arguements with people that say &quot;threats&quot; are people who &quot;threaten&quot; you (as in the rules definition), of people who say that a trip attack is different from a trip attempt (which, it still might be), etc.Monte Cook had a beef with this as well.&nbsp; He really was annoyed at Warrior being a name for an NPC class because it is used in normal speech.Needless to say, I know a couple of people who like to take the literal definition of anything, no matter how stupid it might sound, because they believe that no one would ever write a book and use the wrong word.&nbsp; I know people who would actually try to cast charm person on the warforged armor just because it says the armor can be enchanted.&nbsp; They'd point out that since it is an exception to the rules, all other rules saying that it shouldn't work should be ignored.&nbsp; Not that they'd prove much, but they'd do it, just to be an idiot.Sort of like our &quot;Sorry, you can't hide.&nbsp; Someone is looking at you....it is your party.&nbsp; Until they, and all of the insects in the room stop looking at you, you cannot hide.&quot;Majoru Oakheart</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 1634044, member: 5143"] This is probably true, and this is a bit off topic, but I know there are many books that have this problem of using imprecise wording. I've been in so many rules arguements with people that say "threats" are people who "threaten" you (as in the rules definition), of people who say that a trip attack is different from a trip attempt (which, it still might be), etc. Monte Cook had a beef with this as well. He really was annoyed at Warrior being a name for an NPC class because it is used in normal speech. Needless to say, I know a couple of people who like to take the literal definition of anything, no matter how stupid it might sound, because they believe that no one would ever write a book and use the wrong word. I know people who would actually try to cast charm person on the warforged armor just because it says the armor can be enchanted. They'd point out that since it is an exception to the rules, all other rules saying that it shouldn't work should be ignored. Not that they'd prove much, but they'd do it, just to be an idiot. Sort of like our "Sorry, you can't hide. Someone is looking at you....it is your party. Until they, and all of the insects in the room stop looking at you, you cannot hide." Majoru Oakheart [/QUOTE]

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