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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 1169009" data-attributes="member: 13966">No where in the book does it say anything about feats overriding the rules.  It only says they grant new capabilities or improve existing ones.  The only things mentioned in the Benefits section of TWF is the reduction of penalties.  The description of a feat's format, at the beginning of the chapter, shows that the text between the title and the first bold-type part only describes in layman's terms what the feat does in general, but it is not rules text.  Only what's in the Benefits and the Normal section of a feat description tell what rules effect or difference the feat has. To demonstrate, let's look at the flavor text under the title of various feats.Blind-FightYou know how to fight in melee without being able to see your foes.*Using your player's twisted logic, this would imply that a character with the B-F feat can fight invisible foes just as easily as visible ones, without penalty, including sneak attacks and the like*Maximize SpellYou can cast spells to maximum effect.*Again, this could be implied to mean that all spells have their maximum effect, without any higher slots*Quicken SpellYou can cast a spell with a moment's thought.*This could be implied to mean that, again, you can cast all your spells instantly, without any actions, at any time, at no cost*Still SpellYou can cast spells without gestures.*Could imply that none of your spells require somatic components, at no cost*TrackYou can follow the trails of creatures and characters across most types of terrain.*Could imply that no check is needed, that you automatically find and track creatures*Weapon FinesseYou are especially skilled at using a certain weapon, one that can benefit as much from Dexterity as from Strength.*Could imply that you add your Dexterity bonus to damage with the weapon, which of course makes no sense* "Can" most certainly doesn't mean "may at any time and without difficulty"</blockquote>

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