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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AngryJack" data-source="post: 5462127" data-attributes="member: 6670201">Our campaign's situation is as follows:  The characters have been slowly leveling from level 1.  They are currently level 5, on the cusp of hitting level 6.  None of the players are new to their classes.  My rules junkies have come down on differing sides on how to interpret the RAW.  Those who aren't mechanics oriented are the ones who don't really care what my final call is on this.I guess what I'm asking isn't whether it's cool for me allow their interpretation or not but rather what is the commonly accepted understanding how how retraining works on this issue?  I'm no stranger to rule zero and the concept of the DM as the final arbiter.  My concern is about the possibility of dismissing a potentially valid argument because I already have a set opinion.The players I'm in disagreement with usually have a good grasp on rules yet I can't understand how they're coming to this interpretation besides overly relying on the character builder tool.  I've tried to find rules entries or GM's comments that might back up their reading of the rules but had no luck.  No one seems to even discuss this as a debated point of rules interpretation and up until the rules debate at the gaming table tonight, it seemed pretty clear cut to me.  I know I can be stubborn at times and so can my guys, so I want to get outside opinions to step outside the little microcosm of how my group interprets the rules.In short, I'm looking to learn more about the accepted baseline in how other knowledgeable players interpret this portion of the rules to see if either viewpoint is generally prevailing.Whether I choose to allow their take on it or use my own is a separate question, but hopefully I can make a better informed ruling based upon helpful responses.  I'm not a hardline "RAW or else" type DM by any means but I like have a solid grasp of what RAW is so I can use it as an agreed upon starting point before applying my house rules.</blockquote>

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