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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 1324364" data-attributes="member: 1656">But when I'm wrong, it doesn't change the official rules.WotC's introduction to the Sage Advice online chat in September ran: &quot;Skip Williams compiles the FAQ documents and writes the Sage Advice column for Dragon magazine. He is also the one who answers the questions at our Sage Advice chats. Skip 'The Sage' Williams is considered THE D&amp;D expert. While he has changed his mind on rulings from time to time (especially after spending some time researching instead of answering off the top of his head), his responses are considered 'official'.&quot;If Skip were to (hypothetically) say a longsword does bludgeoning damage, then there are people who will pull the above quote out and say &quot;It's official&quot;.If Skip decides that an invisible creature cannot grant a flanking bonus, there are people who will say &quot;It's official&quot;.If Skip declares that a longsword wielded in two hands is a two-handed weapon, again, we have people noting &quot;It's official&quot;.And when Skip says &quot;Table 7-5 in the Player's Handbook lists weapons as light, one-handed or two-handed strictly as a matter of convenience&quot;... what does that mean?&nbsp; Convenient for what?&nbsp; Does it mean it's not a real rule?&nbsp; How do we tell the real rules from the matters of convenience?-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 1324364, member: 1656"] But when I'm wrong, it doesn't change the official rules. WotC's introduction to the Sage Advice online chat in September ran: "Skip Williams compiles the FAQ documents and writes the Sage Advice column for Dragon magazine. He is also the one who answers the questions at our Sage Advice chats. Skip 'The Sage' Williams is considered THE D&D expert. While he has changed his mind on rulings from time to time (especially after spending some time researching instead of answering off the top of his head), his responses are considered 'official'." If Skip were to (hypothetically) say a longsword does bludgeoning damage, then there are people who will pull the above quote out and say "It's official". If Skip decides that an invisible creature cannot grant a flanking bonus, there are people who will say "It's official". If Skip declares that a longsword wielded in two hands is a two-handed weapon, again, we have people noting "It's official". And when Skip says "Table 7-5 in the Player's Handbook lists weapons as light, one-handed or two-handed strictly as a matter of convenience"... what does that mean? Convenient for what? Does it mean it's not a [i]real[/i] rule? How do we tell the real rules from the matters of convenience? -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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