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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 3944485" data-attributes="member: 29398"><p>::frustrated::</p><p></p><p>But <strong>what defines an encounter</strong>?!? And can I use a per-encounter ability when there's no "encounter" to be had but there's still a useful reason to do so?</p><p></p><p>Example: can I strength-buff so I can save time by carrying more treasure (and-or corpses) back to camp in one trip? Can I Con-buff to give me greater endurance for a day of running across the plains (e.g. Aragorn-Legolas-Gimli chasing Merry-Pippin) and if I can will it last all day?</p><p></p><p>The in-initiative/out-of-initiative definition does not cover nearly enough. Initiative is not rolled to climb a cliff or open a door, yet both can easily be seen as encounters.</p><p></p><p>Does the encounter end for everyone at the same time regardless of situation? Example: if I use a PEA (Per-Encounter Ability) at the start of a battle, then get pushed down a bank only to spend the rest of the battle and then some climbing back up (assume a trivially easy climb with no risk but it's a long way, thus takes some time), when does my PEA end? When I get pushed out of combat, because I'm not rolling initiative to climb round after round? When the last foe falls up top, ending the combat? When I reach the top? And does my situation affect everyone else's PEAs? Do theirs wear off at the end of the battle, or do they hang around until I get back? And are the answers the same if I get teleported a quarter-mile away across an empty open plain such that there is no risk at all in returning (as opposed to climbing the bank, which some might define as an "encounter" even though it is risk-free) other than the time it takes?</p><p></p><p>And how far in advance of a known encounter can I use a PEA? For example, if the party knows there are opponents behind the door can we use PEAs before bashing the door in, or do we have to wait until we act in the first round of the resulting brawl?</p><p></p><p>The more I think about this, the more I like fixed durations...</p><p></p><p>Lanefan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 3944485, member: 29398"] ::frustrated:: But [B]what defines an encounter[/B]?!? And can I use a per-encounter ability when there's no "encounter" to be had but there's still a useful reason to do so? Example: can I strength-buff so I can save time by carrying more treasure (and-or corpses) back to camp in one trip? Can I Con-buff to give me greater endurance for a day of running across the plains (e.g. Aragorn-Legolas-Gimli chasing Merry-Pippin) and if I can will it last all day? The in-initiative/out-of-initiative definition does not cover nearly enough. Initiative is not rolled to climb a cliff or open a door, yet both can easily be seen as encounters. Does the encounter end for everyone at the same time regardless of situation? Example: if I use a PEA (Per-Encounter Ability) at the start of a battle, then get pushed down a bank only to spend the rest of the battle and then some climbing back up (assume a trivially easy climb with no risk but it's a long way, thus takes some time), when does my PEA end? When I get pushed out of combat, because I'm not rolling initiative to climb round after round? When the last foe falls up top, ending the combat? When I reach the top? And does my situation affect everyone else's PEAs? Do theirs wear off at the end of the battle, or do they hang around until I get back? And are the answers the same if I get teleported a quarter-mile away across an empty open plain such that there is no risk at all in returning (as opposed to climbing the bank, which some might define as an "encounter" even though it is risk-free) other than the time it takes? And how far in advance of a known encounter can I use a PEA? For example, if the party knows there are opponents behind the door can we use PEAs before bashing the door in, or do we have to wait until we act in the first round of the resulting brawl? The more I think about this, the more I like fixed durations... Lanefan [/QUOTE]
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