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<blockquote data-quote="Sadras" data-source="post: 7441995" data-attributes="member: 6688277"><p>@<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=16814" target="_blank">Ovinomancer</a></u></strong></em> are you playing the feats as written or have you tweaked them at your table with the <em>or</em> between the benefits as you have suggested on these boards?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=12731" target="_blank">CapnZapp</a></u></strong></em> - As you know WotC released an UA with feats relating to other weapons categories. Ofc not all categories were covered (spear user or knife thrower), but they did in good faith outline their thinking about their design philosophy for weapon-styled feats. Whatever its faults this edition is more shared and transparent between the designers and their playerbase than ever before. At times we agree and at times we disagree - but with the free release of UA along with their design philosophy as well as the DMs Guild they are essentially encouraging you (the DM or player) to take part in the design process to suit the needs of your table and character.</p><p>I do not see how <strong>these two feats alone can propel you to request a revised edition</strong> especially given the easy fixes for your table that you and others have provided numerous times on these boards and given the designers'/publishers' encouragement for homebrewery.</p><p></p><p>Do I think the feats can be an issue at certain tables? Sure they can be under specific circumstances (which includes DM inexperience). </p><p> </p><p>Am I demanding a revised edition? Heck no!</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Just to be clear, the recent clarification of the use of Shield Mastery irritates me more than these two feats. I will just have to ignore this recent ruling - but I won't be calling for a new edition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sadras, post: 7441995, member: 6688277"] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=16814"]Ovinomancer[/URL][/U][/B][/I] are you playing the feats as written or have you tweaked them at your table with the [I]or[/I] between the benefits as you have suggested on these boards? @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=12731"]CapnZapp[/URL][/U][/B][/I] - As you know WotC released an UA with feats relating to other weapons categories. Ofc not all categories were covered (spear user or knife thrower), but they did in good faith outline their thinking about their design philosophy for weapon-styled feats. Whatever its faults this edition is more shared and transparent between the designers and their playerbase than ever before. At times we agree and at times we disagree - but with the free release of UA along with their design philosophy as well as the DMs Guild they are essentially encouraging you (the DM or player) to take part in the design process to suit the needs of your table and character. I do not see how [B]these two feats alone can propel you to request a revised edition[/B] especially given the easy fixes for your table that you and others have provided numerous times on these boards and given the designers'/publishers' encouragement for homebrewery. Do I think the feats can be an issue at certain tables? Sure they can be under specific circumstances (which includes DM inexperience). Am I demanding a revised edition? Heck no! EDIT: Just to be clear, the recent clarification of the use of Shield Mastery irritates me more than these two feats. I will just have to ignore this recent ruling - but I won't be calling for a new edition. [/QUOTE]
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