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<blockquote data-quote="N0Man" data-source="post: 4334221" data-attributes="member: 64066"><p>I made a recent comic recently after being inspired by a silly RAW debate on turning blasts into diagonal squares to change the shape (and cover more area). This thread makes me want to share it again...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/claffert/cf7194db.jpg" target="_blank">http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/claffert/cf7194db.jpg</a> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No it doesn't describe the original post... </p><p></p><p>And it's only crystal clear to us because "for every two encounters" is absolutely clear. I could call up my 8 year old nephew and ask him to interpret the phase "for every two" and still feel confidant that he would interpret it correctly, without any confusion.</p><p></p><p>If I state a ratio, for every 2 people, 1 of them is an idiot, does that mean that every person after the first is an idiot? As convincing as that interpretation would be, that is clearly not my intent.</p><p></p><p>I think this is clearly a case where either a reader is deliberately attempting to justify an interpretation that they wish to find, despite what is actually written.</p><p></p><p>If the OP's interpretation were correct, we'd be here arguing <em>"why doesn't it say, 'for every simultaneous encounter' or 'for every encounter in a row' after the first without an extended rest?"</em> But that's not what we are arguing here, because that is clearly not what was written.</p><p></p><p>"For every two encounters" is absolutely clear that this is a 2:1 ratio. I don't even see why there is even a debate on the DMG statement.</p><p></p><p>To me, the PHB also seems fairly clear, but as a test, I asked 2 people who don't know anything about 4E D&D at all to interpret the exact line in the PHB. Both of them interpreted it as exactly as it was intended.</p><p></p><p>I think that if someone were going to misinterpret what is said in the PHB, the more likely misinterpretation would be that the 2nd, and only the 2nd encounter after an extended rest gives an Action point. I mean it only says <em>'when you complete 2 counters without stopping'</em>, it doesn't say anywhere that you continue to gain more after those two, right?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="N0Man, post: 4334221, member: 64066"] I made a recent comic recently after being inspired by a silly RAW debate on turning blasts into diagonal squares to change the shape (and cover more area). This thread makes me want to share it again... [URL=http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/claffert/cf7194db.jpg]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/claffert/cf7194db.jpg[/URL] No it doesn't describe the original post... And it's only crystal clear to us because "for every two encounters" is absolutely clear. I could call up my 8 year old nephew and ask him to interpret the phase "for every two" and still feel confidant that he would interpret it correctly, without any confusion. If I state a ratio, for every 2 people, 1 of them is an idiot, does that mean that every person after the first is an idiot? As convincing as that interpretation would be, that is clearly not my intent. I think this is clearly a case where either a reader is deliberately attempting to justify an interpretation that they wish to find, despite what is actually written. If the OP's interpretation were correct, we'd be here arguing [i]"why doesn't it say, 'for every simultaneous encounter' or 'for every encounter in a row' after the first without an extended rest?"[/i] But that's not what we are arguing here, because that is clearly not what was written. "For every two encounters" is absolutely clear that this is a 2:1 ratio. I don't even see why there is even a debate on the DMG statement. To me, the PHB also seems fairly clear, but as a test, I asked 2 people who don't know anything about 4E D&D at all to interpret the exact line in the PHB. Both of them interpreted it as exactly as it was intended. I think that if someone were going to misinterpret what is said in the PHB, the more likely misinterpretation would be that the 2nd, and only the 2nd encounter after an extended rest gives an Action point. I mean it only says [I]'when you complete 2 counters without stopping'[/I], it doesn't say anywhere that you continue to gain more after those two, right? [/QUOTE]
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