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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5167006" data-attributes="member: 82106">Reductio Ad Absurdum. I am a fighter, I can swing a sword, why can't I decapitate that 20th level monster in a single blow! Its the same argument. Obviously I'm making it absurd, but hopefully the point is made. RP all you want, but the rules are that you can mechanically do certain things. So GOOD RP would be RPing within those limitations. Most of the point of the game is giving you a framework for what you can do so that you have a way to know what things you are able to describe your character doing.So, you can turn into a bird (of medium size) at level 1, but you may not want to do that if you want to role play flying around in bird shape. When you hit 6th level you have the experience to turn into a bird shape that CAN fly. How would the game be better if Wildshape could somehow incorporate some language (I can't imagine what) that limited you to only creatures that you could do all the 'appropriate' kinds of things that animal can do? All it does is remove options from the player that hurt nothing to have. What does being able to turn into a bird form hurt? Maybe there is a player that will find a creative use for that. A fun use. Putting RP/fluff limits on players really has no benefit to the game. Its a really nice thing to be honest that 4e finally figured that out.</blockquote>