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<blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 3439564" data-attributes="member: 1165">Sometimes the expectations of character design are broken, rather than the rules.V can't even cast his highest level spells when gooped by a tanglefoot bag ... that doesn't make sense for a &quot;properly min-maxed wizard&quot;. He never seems to make Concentration checks, so maybe he forgot to max out that skill. He also virtually never casts defensive spells. That's all still following the rules, however.V was able to talk while Polymorphed, despite the lack of a human-like voice. That's probably breaking the rules.Belkar kicks a lot more butt than you'd expect considering his suboptimal character design choices.Most of the &quot;rules errors&quot; are minor, however. (You can't speak with a ghost with the Speak with Dead spell, and even if you have access to the corpse, they won't remember being questioned, so Roy's father shouldn't expect the use of the spell to talk to him, as an example of a very minor &quot;error&quot;. You can't sunder a sword by shouting at it, even if the sword is a flimsy rapier. There's nothing in the rules about hanging a halfling, so that could go either way.) It's only when they heavily interfere with the story that there's much of an outcry.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="(Psi)SeveredHead, post: 3439564, member: 1165"] Sometimes the expectations of character design are broken, rather than the rules. V can't even cast his highest level spells when gooped by a tanglefoot bag ... that doesn't make sense for a "properly min-maxed wizard". He never seems to make Concentration checks, so maybe he forgot to max out that skill. He also virtually never casts defensive spells. That's all still following the rules, however. V was able to talk while Polymorphed, despite the lack of a human-like voice. That's probably breaking the rules. Belkar kicks a lot more butt than you'd expect considering his suboptimal character design choices. Most of the "rules errors" are minor, however. (You can't speak with a ghost with the Speak with Dead spell, and even if you have access to the corpse, they won't remember being questioned, so Roy's father shouldn't expect the use of the spell to talk to him, as an example of a very minor "error". You can't sunder a sword by shouting at it, even if the sword is a flimsy rapier. There's nothing in the rules about hanging a halfling, so that could go either way.) It's only when they heavily interfere with the story that there's much of an outcry. [/QUOTE]

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