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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Runestar" data-source="post: 4416744" data-attributes="member: 72317">I do personally feel that even if a certain rule is deemed unplayable if followed to the letter, it should still be retained so that in the very least, it can be referenced as a base. Nor would a rule cease to become the RAW just because it is interpreted as faulty. If someone wishes to weigh in with their own opinions, they are certainly welcome, but it should be borne in mind that whatever houserules they are proposing remain ultimately just that - houserules, and be recognized as such.At the end of the day, the person asking the question should have garnered sufficient information to allow him/her to make an informed decision regarding how they wish to interpret said rule. While I don't mind people talking about their own proposed changes, what irks me is them suddenly acting all bossy and trying to pass off their own houserules as canon/RAW, to the extent that they start using personal attacks to deride other people who may have a differing opinion, such as by suggesting that any alternative interpretation necessary means that they are powergamers/munchkins or that they are somehow lacking in "common sense". I wonder if a better way would go as follows.Q) Can I do XXX?A) By the RAW, yes apparently, since/because (cite relevant text here).However, doing so may result in (list potential issues/concerns and why they may be problematic). To avoid such a problem from cropping up in your game, I would suggest that (list possible solutions/alternative recommendations). After sifting through all the relevant discussion, the OP should hopefully have gleaned enough information to make an informed decision about how he wants to interpret said rule. For all we know, he may opt to disregard everyone's advice and run it as originally written. And the choice would be his and his alone, we can't really fault him for that. Nor should we really care, since how his game does turn out would have no impact on ours. So our job is more or less done. Discuss.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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