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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5996341" data-attributes="member: 386">Here is the argument put forth by the player who wants to use this armour:By way of arguing semantics/sentence structure:

The action or mechanics of the magic in the armour described is:

‘Upon command, the armor changes shape and form’

The purpose for this is:

‘to assume the appearance of a normal set of clothing.’

So arguably a large sized armour could appear as a baggy set of clothes. 

The ass end of the sentence clarifies what the action of the magic is intended to achieve, not how it achieves it (which is the first half of the sentence). You could maybe argue that it’s bad grammer on part of the writer if the school of magic they’ve applied to the armour doesn’t fit with your sensibilities; if that’s the case, why not just re-name the armour’s special ability and ascribe it to a different school of magic? Another question: how much would a suite of armour like that cost?&nbsp; +3, like Wild armour, or another amount?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 5996341, member: 386"] Here is the argument put forth by the player who wants to use this armour: [indent]By way of arguing semantics/sentence structure: The action or mechanics of the magic in the armour described is: ‘Upon command, the armor changes shape and form’ The purpose for this is: ‘to assume the appearance of a normal set of clothing.’ So arguably a large sized armour could appear as a baggy set of clothes. The ass end of the sentence clarifies what the action of the magic is intended to achieve, not how it achieves it (which is the first half of the sentence). You could maybe argue that it’s bad grammer on part of the writer if the school of magic they’ve applied to the armour doesn’t fit with your sensibilities; if that’s the case, why not just re-name the armour’s special ability and ascribe it to a different school of magic? [/indent] Another question: how much would a suite of armour like that cost? +3, like Wild armour, or another amount? [/QUOTE]

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