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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bret" data-source="post: 500222" data-attributes="member: 713">This amuses me.It is sometimes hard to decide what is in character and what isn't.Is it in character to talk about a +2 weapon? I would say so, since there is a definable difference in how long it takes to make a +1 vs. a +2 weapon.Is it in character to ask for a boost in an attribute? This is one of the 'safe' wishes given in the PHB, but it is very heavily tied to the game mechanics and I have a much more difficult time seeing a way to do it.What about if you use a different language? There are a lot more words for snow in some languages than others. Maybe Draconic has just the word to describe something that is in the players view a game mechanic.As a player in such a game, I would probably throw it back in the GMs lap."OK, I've learned this spell. So exactly how has it historically been phrased to achieve each of the listed results given in the Players Handbook? Remember, I need the exact phrasing used and it can't contain any game mechanics."Then again, I would be careful enough to think through and wishes and then ask the GM for spellcraft, Knowledge; Arcana and/or Knowledge: History rolls to find the best wording for a particular non-standard wish.In other words, use the knowledge the character has (but the player doesn't) to solve the problem.</blockquote>