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<blockquote data-quote="eamon" data-source="post: 5340680" data-attributes="member: 51942">As long as the DM is upfront about it, there's nothing wrong with a new twist on the game (of course care should be taken yadda yadda).&nbsp; For instance, whereas in previous editions silence could prevent a caster from using a spell, not all spells required noise, and even for those that did there were countermeasures (such as the silent spell feat).&nbsp; And of course, despite this potential drawback, it would be hard to argue that 3.5 casters were too weak.So, if you import something like silence (or, for another example, disarm), you need to include a whole framework of countermeasures and situations in which this can work, as well as working out balance issues, and last but not least include it in the fluff of the setting so that opponents are equipped and trained to account for it.As always, all players should know what to expect from the game (in terms of rules, in any case).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eamon, post: 5340680, member: 51942"] As long as the DM is upfront about it, there's nothing wrong with a new twist on the game (of course care should be taken yadda yadda). For instance, whereas in previous editions silence [I]could[/I] prevent a caster from using a spell, not all spells required noise, and even for those that did there were countermeasures (such as the silent spell feat). And of course, despite this potential drawback, it would be hard to argue that 3.5 casters were too weak. So, if you import something like silence (or, for another example, disarm), you need to include a whole framework of countermeasures and situations in which this can work, as well as working out balance issues, and last but not least include it in the fluff of the setting so that opponents are equipped and trained to account for it. As always, all players should know what to expect from the game (in terms of rules, in any case). [/QUOTE]

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