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<blockquote data-quote="Herzog" data-source="post: 3994331" data-attributes="member: 25696">(still not at my books but<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I have always assumed the 'single swift action only'&nbsp; referred to the origin of the swift action: free actions.(IMO) Swift and immediate actions were introduced when the amount of time needed for certain actions was deemed to be approximate to that of free actions, but they wanted to avoid an unlimited amount of that type of action. That a rule could potentially be game-breaking does not mean it isn't written as such.I remember a rule about a maximum of 1 spell per round, but can't remember which edition that was from. Further, although I agree getting 5 spells of in a round could be considered gamebreaking, remember they would for the most part have to be swift or quickened spells, having either a limited impact or a higher than normal spell level. Is greater cleave gamebreaking because a fighter can, under the right circumstances, get off a number of attacks much larger than normal?Herzog</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Herzog, post: 3994331, member: 25696"] (still not at my books but:) I have always assumed the 'single swift action only' referred to the origin of the swift action: free actions. (IMO) Swift and immediate actions were introduced when the amount of time needed for certain actions was deemed to be approximate to that of free actions, but they wanted to avoid an unlimited amount of that type of action. That a rule could potentially be game-breaking does not mean it isn't written as such. I remember a rule about a maximum of 1 spell per round, but can't remember which edition that was from. Further, although I agree getting 5 spells of in a round could be considered gamebreaking, remember they would for the most part have to be swift or quickened spells, having either a limited impact or a higher than normal spell level. Is greater cleave gamebreaking because a fighter can, under the right circumstances, get off a number of attacks much larger than normal? Herzog [/QUOTE]

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