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<blockquote data-quote="Azzy" data-source="post: 8102716" data-attributes="member: 6563"><p>That's beyond the scope of SA, though. If the DMG isn't getting a reprint at this time, then SA isn't going to go there. If it does get errata'd in the next printing, then there would be no need for an SA. However, they aren't going to issue an errata without a reprint and SA isn't going to issue a "soft" errata. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷♂️" title="Man shrugging :man_shrugging:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937-2642.png" data-shortname=":man_shrugging:" /></p><p></p><p>It also helps to understand what SA does:</p><p></p><p>[EXCERPT]<strong>RAW.</strong> “Rules as written”—that’s what RAW stands for. When I dwell on the RAW interpretation of a rule, I’m studying what the text says in context, without regard to the designers’ intent. The text is forced to stand on its own.</p><p></p><p>Whenever I consider a rule, I start with this perspective; it’s important for me to see what you see, not what I wished we’d published or thought we’d published.[/EXCERPT]</p><p></p><p></p><p>But, yes, I wouldn't have ruled it that way (and likely won't if the issue ever came up—though given that it's only an action to don the shield, I seriously doubt that this will ever come up). That said, I can see the logic of this ruling from both a RAW perspective (RE: "holding a shield" as opposed to having it donned) and a fluff perspected (the magic doesn't care if you're wielding it properly).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Azzy, post: 8102716, member: 6563"] That's beyond the scope of SA, though. If the DMG isn't getting a reprint at this time, then SA isn't going to go there. If it does get errata'd in the next printing, then there would be no need for an SA. However, they aren't going to issue an errata without a reprint and SA isn't going to issue a "soft" errata. 🤷♂️ It also helps to understand what SA does: [EXCERPT][B]RAW.[/B] “Rules as written”—that’s what RAW stands for. When I dwell on the RAW interpretation of a rule, I’m studying what the text says in context, without regard to the designers’ intent. The text is forced to stand on its own. Whenever I consider a rule, I start with this perspective; it’s important for me to see what you see, not what I wished we’d published or thought we’d published.[/EXCERPT] But, yes, I wouldn't have ruled it that way (and likely won't if the issue ever came up—though given that it's only an action to don the shield, I seriously doubt that this will ever come up). That said, I can see the logic of this ruling from both a RAW perspective (RE: "holding a shield" as opposed to having it donned) and a fluff perspected (the magic doesn't care if you're wielding it properly). [/QUOTE]
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