What are the biggest rules debates?

[RangerWickett]

Could you post what you think are the rules that are the most controversial, the most open to interpretation (or at least those that people really want to interpret differently)?

I know shadowdancers are big. The whole "one-handed held in two hands" vs. "two-handed" debate. What else is there? Feel free to debate. I wouldn't mind a big death match rules brawl.

 

[Scharlata]

[...]I wouldn't mind a big death match rules brawl.

And in the red coooooooooooooorner.....

What are the monk's unarmed strikes? Natural weapons, manufactured weapons, something in between, neither, but treated as such, or something entirely different?

 

[Vurt]

Here are some monk-related Q's that seem to come up from time to time...

1) What AC bonus does a non-monk with high Wisdom gain from a monk's belt?

2) Can you use flurry of blows while two-weapon fighting, and if so, how does it work?

3) Does a monk fighting with a longspear threaten with his unarmed strike, and if so, how does it work?

4) Can a monk take the Improved Natural Attack feat?

Cheers,
Vurt

 

[billd91]

What are the implications of a spontaneous caster using metamagic: Does a standard action spell now cost just a full action but not a full round? Or is it a full round?

If the observer fails his spot roll, is hidden equivalent to invisible (in other words, do you gain sneak attack by virtue of being hidden)?

 

[Iku Rex]

In my experience the biggest and most frequent rule debates involve polymorph and similar spells.

Some examples:
What does polymorph inherit from alter self?
What does polymorph any object and shapechange inherit from polymorph?
Do you get creature ability [X] with polymorph?
Do you keep [X] when you change form with polymorph?
How does polymorph interact with spell [X]?

Another steady customer would be how mind blank and nondetection interacts with various divinations spells.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Reactive vs requested Sense Motive checks. I remember some battle royales about whether npcs can lie willy nilly so long as the players didn't specificly request a S.M. roll.

 

[the Jester]

Uncanny Dodge: does it always let you keep your dex bonus?

I say no, but lots of people seem to say yes.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Flanking with ranged weapons.
Ring of Evasion and armor.
Ring of Sustenance and arcane casters.

-Hyp.

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

What happens if my centaur monk uses Flurry of Blows?

 

[reveal]

Whether or not Patryn of Elvenshae is a putz.