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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 8572404" data-attributes="member: 6779196">No, I have an argument, which is that the text in question logically cannot constitute a rule.And how is this enforced? Again, nothing prevents a character from attempting to put on armor or cast a spell, and nothing instructs the DM of what outcome should occur in place of success when the character belongs to a category that it says “won’t” do that thing.The rule absolutely does not say a player can’t declare that their character attempts to don armor or cast a spell.So your answer is to override player agency? When I say “I try to put the armor on,” you’d say “no you don’t?” I mean, alright I guess.And if the player isn’t willing to concede that point, your only recourse seems to be to ban them from attempting the action. Of course, that would make the rule “can’t” rather than “won’t,” but at this point it’s clear that you don’t care about that distinction, so whatever.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 8572404, member: 6779196"] No, I have an argument, which is that the text in question logically cannot constitute a rule. And how is this enforced? Again, nothing prevents a character from attempting to put on armor or cast a spell, and nothing instructs the DM of what outcome should occur in place of success when the character belongs to a category that it says “won’t” do that thing. The rule absolutely does not say a player can’t declare that their character attempts to don armor or cast a spell. So your answer is to override player agency? When I say “I try to put the armor on,” you’d say “no you don’t?” I mean, alright I guess. And if the player isn’t willing to concede that point, your only recourse seems to be to ban them from attempting the action. Of course, that would make the rule “can’t” rather than “won’t,” but at this point it’s clear that you don’t care about that distinction, so whatever. [/QUOTE]

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