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<blockquote data-quote="Lamoni" data-source="post: 1457579" data-attributes="member: 12680">I think both sides have explained themselves quite clearly.&quot;Regardless of&quot; is not all inclusive.&nbsp; If something said that it could be worn regardless of if you were wearing heavy armor, would that mean that it only applied to heavy armor and not medium armor or light armor?&nbsp; Possibly.&nbsp; You could argue that if it had meant any armor, it would have said so.&nbsp; However, it is equally understandable that they meant all armor even though they only listed heavy armor in the &quot;regardless of...&quot; phrase.&nbsp; I know this example doesn't exist, but I purposefully chose one that didn't exist so people might look at it more objectively.English is a fun language because it seems that no matter how carefully you word something, it can validly be interpreted in a different way than was intended.&nbsp; Now when you take a little less care in the wording, more problems arise.It very well might have meant that it only applied to magical effects.&nbsp; It also very well might have meant that it worked just like the spell and only listed magical effects in the &quot;regardless of...&quot; clause because those were the most restrictive in the author's mind.Both sides have been discussed very clearly.&nbsp; Now we are waiting on a reply from customer service.&nbsp; It is very true that they may give an answer that people don't like and it most likely won't solve anything.&nbsp; No matter what answer they give, half will say that they interpreted the rules wrong and discount the answer.&nbsp; What better source is there for an official ruling though?&nbsp; In every individual game you are are free to modify any rule you like or interpret it how you please.&nbsp; This starts to become house rules, but there is absolutely no problem with house rules.&nbsp; They may even make the game better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lamoni, post: 1457579, member: 12680"] I think both sides have explained themselves quite clearly. "Regardless of" is not all inclusive. If something said that it could be worn regardless of if you were wearing heavy armor, would that mean that it only applied to heavy armor and not medium armor or light armor? Possibly. You could argue that if it had meant any armor, it would have said so. However, it is equally understandable that they meant all armor even though they only listed heavy armor in the "regardless of..." phrase. I know this example doesn't exist, but I purposefully chose one that didn't exist so people might look at it more objectively. English is a fun language because it seems that no matter how carefully you word something, it can validly be interpreted in a different way than was intended. Now when you take a little less care in the wording, more problems arise. It very well might have meant that it only applied to magical effects. It also very well might have meant that it worked just like the spell and only listed magical effects in the "regardless of..." clause because those were the most restrictive in the author's mind. Both sides have been discussed very clearly. Now we are waiting on a reply from customer service. It is very true that they may give an answer that people don't like and it most likely won't solve anything. No matter what answer they give, half will say that they interpreted the rules wrong and discount the answer. What better source is there for an official ruling though? In every individual game you are are free to modify any rule you like or interpret it how you please. This starts to become house rules, but there is absolutely no problem with house rules. They may even make the game better. [/QUOTE]

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