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<blockquote data-quote="Jackinthegreen" data-source="post: 5629244" data-attributes="member: 6678119">Well, I'm glad the language has gotten a bit more polite, but I feel the general tone of this thread is &quot;I'm right, you're wrong!&quot;First thing's first: RAW is an interpretation.&nbsp; This means, among other things, that what one gets from it is an opinion.&nbsp; An opinion, because it is not actual fact, cannot be right or wrong.&nbsp; Much of what has gone down in this thread is argumentative rabble that, even with supporting evidence of the opinion, is still only an opinion.&nbsp; An opinion or belief on its own is not harmful.&nbsp; If you are pained by an external thing, it is not the thing that disturbs you, but your judgment about it.&nbsp; I'm under the impression many people in this thread are being judgmental, specifically with regards to not only others' opinions and thought, but the person's own opinions about himself and his work.&nbsp; I also believe English really fails for not having a gender-neutral personal pronoun to use in these kinds of discussions. &quot;It&quot; is inappropriate for use when describing a person in the vast majority of cases.Having said that, I'd like to continue discussion of Flat-Footed and Delay by saying that, by my interpretation of RAW, a Delay Action is most definitely an Action, thus it qualifies for negating FF.&nbsp; In essence, choosing to act later is an act in and of itself.In regards to the topic of Flat-Footed needing a rework, I can make arguments in favor of different parts.&nbsp; As is, it does make things simple by denying one's full Dex bonus.&nbsp; In a way, it could be more complex to say it's a flat penalty due to having to discuss and agree upon a certain specific penalty.&nbsp; Simply denying the Dex bonus makes things, well, simple.&nbsp; The game is already crunchy enough as-is, so little bits of help here and there can and do tend to make it more fun.&nbsp; My personal take is I'd leave it where it is.On the topic of the guy in the alleyway, the issue at heart is &quot;When is rolling Initiative appropriate?&quot;I'll edit in my thoughts on that once I've reread the encounter and the relevant discussion on it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jackinthegreen, post: 5629244, member: 6678119"] Well, I'm glad the language has gotten a bit more polite, but I feel the general tone of this thread is "I'm right, you're wrong!" First thing's first: RAW is an [B]interpretation[/B]. This means, among other things, that what one gets from it is an [B]opinion[/B]. An opinion, because it is not actual fact, cannot be right or wrong. Much of what has gone down in this thread is argumentative rabble that, even with supporting evidence of the opinion, is still [B]only[/B] an opinion. An opinion or belief on its own is not harmful. If you are pained by an external thing, it is not the thing that disturbs you, but your judgment about it. I'm under the impression many people in this thread are being judgmental, specifically with regards to not only others' opinions and thought, but the person's own opinions about himself and his work. I also believe English really fails for not having a gender-neutral personal pronoun to use in these kinds of discussions. "It" is inappropriate for use when describing a person in the vast majority of cases. Having said that, I'd like to continue discussion of Flat-Footed and Delay by saying that, by my interpretation of RAW, a Delay Action is most definitely an Action, thus it qualifies for negating FF. In essence, choosing to act later is an act in and of itself. In regards to the topic of Flat-Footed needing a rework, I can make arguments in favor of different parts. As is, it does make things simple by denying one's full Dex bonus. In a way, it could be more complex to say it's a flat penalty due to having to discuss and agree upon a certain specific penalty. Simply denying the Dex bonus makes things, well, simple. The game is already crunchy enough as-is, so little bits of help here and there can and do tend to make it more fun. My personal take is I'd leave it where it is. On the topic of the guy in the alleyway, the issue at heart is "When is rolling Initiative appropriate?" I'll edit in my thoughts on that once I've reread the encounter and the relevant discussion on it. [/QUOTE]

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