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<blockquote data-quote="Storm Raven" data-source="post: 2773876" data-attributes="member: 307">But we also have a rule that you gain hit points because you have a temporary ability score enhancement magical item. Why not use that &quot;similar rule&quot; instead?Skills, no, because the item in question specifically excludes skills. It does not specifically exclude anything else. If that was intended, one would think that the rules would specify such.Many creatures do not gain a +1 to hit from having a higher Strength - any creature that uses Weapon Finesse whose Strength score does not exceed their Dexterity score even with the enhancement falls into this category. Does this negate the ability of other creatures to gain this benefit because not all who use the item avail themselves of it? All creatures gain the ability to gain specific feats when they put on an ability score enhancement item. That some do not avail themselves of the opportunity is neither here nor there.Why does the temporary nature matter at all? I don't see anything concerning gaining feats that excludes temporary effects from serving as prerequisites. You are basically just making up rules from whole cloth here - not even the fictional &quot;similar rule&quot; rule helps your case.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Storm Raven, post: 2773876, member: 307"] But we also have a rule that you gain hit points because you have a temporary ability score enhancement magical item. Why not use that "similar rule" instead? [i][/i] Skills, no, because the item in question specifically excludes skills. It does not specifically exclude anything else. If that was intended, one would think that the rules would specify such. Many creatures do not gain a +1 to hit from having a higher Strength - any creature that uses Weapon Finesse whose Strength score does not exceed their Dexterity score even with the enhancement falls into this category. Does this negate the ability of other creatures to gain this benefit because not all who use the item avail themselves of it? All creatures gain the [i]ability[/i] to gain specific feats when they put on an ability score enhancement item. That some do not avail themselves of the opportunity is neither here nor there. [i][/i] Why does the temporary nature matter at all? I don't see anything concerning gaining feats that excludes temporary effects from serving as prerequisites. You are basically just making up rules from whole cloth here - not even the fictional "similar rule" rule helps your case. [/QUOTE]

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