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<blockquote data-quote="AlViking" data-source="post: 9674155" data-attributes="member: 6906980">I was the one who used the word &quot;bypass&quot; to describe a combat encounter that the characters avoided because they took an approach I had not expected.&nbsp; While it may not be as common as other phrases it is perfectly valid English and the word encounter can be used as a verb or a noun.It's just an argument with as much foundation as how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.&nbsp; It's kept alive by a poster who can't accept that characters could avoid encountering an encounter because you can't bypass something fictional and because they don't believe that &quot;encounter&quot; can be use as a noun or a verb.&nbsp; Along with some others who are seemingly trying to make an issue out of the fact that encounters exist in games like D&amp;D in the first place or that DMs could plan encounters ahead of time or ... well I'm not really sure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AlViking, post: 9674155, member: 6906980"] I was the one who used the word "bypass" to describe a combat encounter that the characters avoided because they took an approach I had not expected. While it may not be as common as other phrases it is perfectly valid English and the word encounter can be used as a verb or a noun. It's just an argument with as much foundation as how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. It's kept alive by a poster who can't accept that characters could avoid encountering an encounter because you can't bypass something fictional and because they don't believe that "encounter" can be use as a noun or a verb. Along with some others who are seemingly trying to make an issue out of the fact that encounters exist in games like D&D in the first place or that DMs could plan encounters ahead of time or ... well I'm not really sure. [/QUOTE]

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