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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AaronOfBarbaria" data-source="post: 7013506" data-attributes="member: 6701872">False.False.That's not actually as true as it might seem. Effects that don't rely on attack rolls, like the breath weapons of dragons, often do enough damage that they are the equivalent of being hit by numerous attacks, and thus can provide equal effect upon HP despite being used less often.And a DM isn't "going out of there way" no matter what monsters they are using; it's already the DM's assumed task to select monster - there is no significant added effort in selecting one variety over another variety.That's not entirely true either. Some of the earlier editions operated in such a way that avoiding combat was the primary conflict resolution mechanic, given the ratio of risk to reward in doing so being the most favorable.You have just built a straw man. One need not use only sources of damage that rely on saving throws to achieve the goal of running a game that isn't broken by the inclusion of a cloak of displacement.My solution is to be aware that it is my choice to be running that adventure, my choice to be using the optional magic item rules, my choice not to alter any of its details whether that be what items are found or what spells/abilities the monsters have access to, and thus my choices that ultimately lead to this outcome. I would then choose to be perfectly fine with this item getting to shine so bright by being found/used in the best possible circumstances for it - And I wouldn't be making claims that appear to apply to all games, even those that don't involve the same choices having been made.Again, I've made no such "insistence." I stated what I think may have been the case in a way that, in the context of the thread, mentioned a potential fix for the problem. Much like one fisherman might tell another that is complaining it's impossible to get a bite, "Sounds like you should try some different bait."</blockquote>

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