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<blockquote data-quote="Xetheral" data-source="post: 7810880" data-attributes="member: 6802765"><p>(Emphasis added.) From my perspective the controversy on the bolded part stems from the insistence on striving to follow that flow of play "at all times", and whether or not that exclusivity is mandated/suggested/implied by the rules of 5e or is instead a style preference.</p><p></p><p>I don't think there is any way to objectively resolve that controversy, but I'm flagging it since you mentioned you didn't think the bolded part was controversial. (Admittedly, the degree to which such exclusivity is supported by the rules is a side issue, and not relevant to the instant discussion of understanding GAA, so my caveat may be out of the scope of your post.)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>From my standpoint, I don't see a qualitative difference between your fourth example and the first three:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"I pick the lock with thieves’ tools"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"I Attack the orc with my longsword"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"I cast fireball at that area"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"I try to read him to see if he’s lying"</li> </ul><p>The clarity of intent and action in these examples seems roughly identical to me, which makes it difficult for me to understand where you're coming from. Could you expand your explanation of why you see the fourth example as meaningfully different from the first three?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Xetheral, post: 7810880, member: 6802765"] (Emphasis added.) From my perspective the controversy on the bolded part stems from the insistence on striving to follow that flow of play "at all times", and whether or not that exclusivity is mandated/suggested/implied by the rules of 5e or is instead a style preference. I don't think there is any way to objectively resolve that controversy, but I'm flagging it since you mentioned you didn't think the bolded part was controversial. (Admittedly, the degree to which such exclusivity is supported by the rules is a side issue, and not relevant to the instant discussion of understanding GAA, so my caveat may be out of the scope of your post.) From my standpoint, I don't see a qualitative difference between your fourth example and the first three: [LIST] [*]"I pick the lock with thieves’ tools" [*]"I Attack the orc with my longsword" [*]"I cast fireball at that area" [*]"I try to read him to see if he’s lying" [/LIST] The clarity of intent and action in these examples seems roughly identical to me, which makes it difficult for me to understand where you're coming from. Could you expand your explanation of why you see the fourth example as meaningfully different from the first three? [/QUOTE]
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