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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 6869911" data-attributes="member: 23751">Your PC is lying when it is mechanically not possible to lie without a house rule.&nbsp; It's really that simple.One such disconnect is enough to render every iota that is said in the game suspect.&nbsp; You'd no longer be able to trust anything that was described to you.That has never been true.&nbsp; Fluff is mutable, but all the changes still have to match the mechanics or the fluff doesn't work.&nbsp; Go ahead and change a fireball to a heat ball with the same effects.&nbsp; That's a good change.&nbsp; The fluff match the mechanics as they are SUPPOSED to.&nbsp; Go back through every single product put out by TSR or WotC and the fluff will match the mechanics.&nbsp; It's how you make the game playable.&nbsp; If the fluff ever doesn't match the mechanics, it's because some other mechanics is at work altering things.&nbsp; An illusion of a waterball to prevent the victim from seeing the fireball, and so on.Almost.&nbsp; You forgot to add in that the new fluff must also match the mechanic in order for it to be good.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 6869911, member: 23751"] Your PC is lying when it is mechanically not possible to lie without a house rule. It's really that simple. One such disconnect is enough to render every iota that is said in the game suspect. You'd no longer be able to trust anything that was described to you. That has never been true. Fluff is mutable, but all the changes still have to match the mechanics or the fluff doesn't work. Go ahead and change a fireball to a heat ball with the same effects. That's a good change. The fluff match the mechanics as they are SUPPOSED to. Go back through every single product put out by TSR or WotC and the fluff will match the mechanics. It's how you make the game playable. If the fluff ever doesn't match the mechanics, it's because some other mechanics is at work altering things. An illusion of a waterball to prevent the victim from seeing the fireball, and so on. Almost. You forgot to add in that the new fluff must also match the mechanic in order for it to be good. [/QUOTE]

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