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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mirrorrorrim" data-source="post: 9152318" data-attributes="member: 7040132">I am at a catch-22 here. I feel like the game rules shouldn't have to add words to tell you that you can't do something, if the description literally doesn't let you in the first place. However I agree that many DMs and Players will transitioning from old, familiar rules and may still hold on to them.It seems the only way to put safety rails is to actually provide a sidebar that says "Some spells/rules have changed since 2014, so maybe don't use older rules," or provide clunky reminder text in any spell that changed?After further thought, I think there should not be reminder text like that, muddling up the wordcount/pagecount, because the DM is going to do what they want, no matter the reminder. Wizards of the Coast isn't the boss of them.New players won't have the baggage, and veteran players already know they have to read the literal words, discuss their discoveries at the table and online, and they will have to make their house rules so that it makes sense for them. Maybe Wizards can create videos, providing context for major changes, so tables can make up their own minds?</blockquote>