The thing to remember is this - Rule #1 is and always will be that in game the DM has the final say on all things game related. I have played with the original creators of D&D way back when it first came out, and the overriding fact is the DM is not a god in the game he is above the gods because in the game he decides what the gods (all of them) are going to say and do. Remember that. But hears the crux if you want to keep the players interested in the game you do need to be fair, otherwise 1) they will quit the game, 2) they will start fighting you on all issues, or 3) when your playing with them and you're not DM they will be unfair to your and make your character’s live miserable. Also remember that any special Rulings that you make can and most likely will comeback to bite you in the butt. Now as far as the original question is concerned: Warrior of the Wild once per encounter? it is simple once means once or one time right?? Next an encounter is the time that you first enter combat till the time that the last person in your group leaves combat with the enemy's you encountered. That's it. It's that simple.[/COLOR] [/COLOR]HUZZAH!!!!! And fare thee well on all your journeys.