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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 874837" data-attributes="member: 5834">ReIt does not require quick movement to dodge a fireball or lightning bolt? Say, much quicker movement than to dodge a sword blow or arrow shot. Want to bet on that?You could react instinctively to melee blows or arrow shots as well. In fact, a trained fighter in real life would react much more quickly to a physical blow than say a gunshot or grenade. If you are going to lose AC for physical attacks, it is logical that you would lose Dex to reflex save for even faster acting ENERGY or SPELL attacks.As far as I am concerned, it is another of those non-sensical ways that the game designers are balancing the power of melee attacks against the power of spell attacks.As I stated above, it would be easier to react to a physical blow or arrow shot than an energy or spell blast. Easier, not more difficult. As in you shouldn't lose your dex bonus to AC for physical attacks while retaining it against energy or spell attacks which move much faster.It won't in our games either. It is an illogical and imperfect rule that I can prove in the real world. I definitely like to use my own experience to enhance my game, especially when I can easily create experiments to show that I am correct.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 874837, member: 5834"] [b]Re[/b] It does not require quick movement to dodge a fireball or lightning bolt? Say, much quicker movement than to dodge a sword blow or arrow shot. Want to bet on that? You could react instinctively to melee blows or arrow shots as well. In fact, a trained fighter in real life would react much more quickly to a physical blow than say a gunshot or grenade. If you are going to lose AC for physical attacks, it is logical that you would lose Dex to reflex save for even faster acting ENERGY or SPELL attacks. As far as I am concerned, it is another of those non-sensical ways that the game designers are balancing the power of melee attacks against the power of spell attacks. As I stated above, it would be easier to react to a physical blow or arrow shot than an energy or spell blast. Easier, not more difficult. As in you shouldn't lose your dex bonus to AC for physical attacks while retaining it against energy or spell attacks which move much faster. It won't in our games either. It is an illogical and imperfect rule that I can prove in the real world. I definitely like to use my own experience to enhance my game, especially when I can easily create experiments to show that I am correct. [/QUOTE]

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