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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 2585417" data-attributes="member: 707">My determining factor is plausibility.I can believe--if I try hard--that a sword can cut into an important vein or artery in a dragon's leg, allowing the Medium-sized 20th-level fighter to seriously injure the Colossal dragon, even though the dragon could swallow an entire squadron in a single gulp.I can't believe that that same 20th-level fighter can drop a sack of puppies at his feet, attack each of the 10 puppies once (Whirlwind Attack), and also attack the BBEG in front of him 10 times (Great Cleave) in six seconds (1 round).So long as it doesn't make me cringe, I go with the RAW, with a smattering of House Rules to create the atmosphere I want, or allow for challenges that the RAW doesn't (I got rid of Comprehend Languages in order to create mysteries involving Decipher Script, for instance.)  If the mere idea of it seems preposterious, I sometimes House Rule away the problem, and sometimes just grit my teeth, depending on the specific matter.  Some matters are easily House Ruled.  Others would present too much of a change in the core game to be worth it.</blockquote>