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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FireLance" data-source="post: 5868386" data-attributes="member: 3424">I think it is a travesty that 4e had a hard limit of one solemnization per wedding. After all, how difficult is it to say the words, "I now pronounce you [character] and spouse"?I think the theory behind the one solemnization per wedding limit is that solemnization is awesome. Hence, you don't want it done too often or it loses its awesomeness. On the other hand, you don't want weddings to end without being solemnized, either. Hence, by making solemnization a wedding power, they ensured that it would happen just once per wedding.I think that is just lazy game design. I hope that <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/5e.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":5e:" title="D&D 5th Edition    :5e:" data-shortname=":5e:" /> takes one or more of the following more realistic approaches:1. A character can make as many attempts to solemnize the wedding as he wants, but each subsequent attempt is made at a cumulative -5 to represent the fact that he is becoming increasingly fatigued and the celebrants are becoming more wary of his tricks.2. The character just makes at-will speeches. Solemnization only happens on a natural roll of 16-20.3. The character has to build up to a successful solemnization. For example, he might have to first succeed on his "Do you, [character1] take [character2] to be your lawfully wedded spouse?" check, followed by a second success on his "Do you, [character2] take [character1] to be your lawfully wedded spouse?" check before he can attempt a solemnization check.This might mean that some weddings end without being solemnized, and others end after being solemnized multiple times, but I think that's more realistic.Right?</blockquote>

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