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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vahktang" data-source="post: 3889919" data-attributes="member: 15259">Great picture.Side tracked maybe, not derailed.Quite Easily Done is english.The other one is latin.And I asked about a dozen people and nobody besides us has heard of either one of them.Which brings us to Denotation vs connotation.Denotation is what is in the dictionary, the precise definition.Connotation is what everyone believes the definition to be.I had a customer recently say that 'apology' means that 'I'm sorry and it will never happen again'.The 'never happen again' was part of the connotation, but not the denotation.(And nothing I could say or give examples of would disuade her that her's was not the denotation. I even asked her if Oxford's or Webster's definition would disuade her from her definition [you know, people that have been in the dictionary business for more than a century] and she said 'no, I know the definition and that's it.')Next time, general usage, which is how things are defined in english.Now, back to the thread:No.(Excellent examples, though.)I feel that the linking word _and_ gets the action of channelling positive energy, that non clerics (and experienced paladins) cannot do, and healing  together, with the aid of the belt.Also, in that it makes the item's cost more understandable and balanced in play.As is, it negates the use of potions of curing.Effectively, it replaces 1100 gp of cure potions, that are one use only, and allows you to do it every, single day.Every single character would get one of these, probably before they get their weapon from Masterwork to +1.Do you think that is the intention of the item?Or could it be to use a resource that is already there and not to it's full potential?Paladin healing can affect undead so it's channeling positive energy.Paladin and ranger spell use is divine spells.Use magic Device can be emulate a class feature, as they use 'channel positive energy' in the example. Monks ability cannot affect undead. Doesn't mention in the description (unlike paladin ability) and the special effect is understanding of their own body.Not familiar with warforged or the arcane disciple feat so will go look it up and come back.</blockquote>

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