[PnP] META: chgame(docutementation) design

[Hsingai Altaica]

Richard wasn't a crappy writer.  :)  Unfortunately he's not with us so we have to learn from the mistakes of others.
--- It is with books as with the fire in our hearths; we go to a neighbor to get the embers and light it when we return home, pass it on to others, and it belongs to everyone. 

    On Tuesday, July 9, 2019, 12:33:16 PM CDT, Thomas O. Magann Jr. <tmagann at earthlink.net> wrote:  
 
 but for a P&P list you could possibly find P&P examples?


-----Original Message-----
From: Hsingai Altaica 
Sent: Jul 8, 2019 7:38 PM
To: "Thomas O. Magann Jr." 
Subject: Re: [PnP] META: game(docutementation) design

It's about how to write rules. hence the Meta tag.
And the example is from Pathfinder.
--- It is with books as with the fire in our hearths; we go to a neighbor to get the embers and light it when we return home, pass it on to others, and it belongs to everyone. 

    On Sunday, July 7, 2019, 10:38:01 AM CDT, Thomas O. Magann Jr. <tmagann at earthlink.net> wrote:  
 
 I'm thinking this was sent to the wrong list?  Seems to be about D&D not P&P. Edition 3.5, I think.,
And hasn't fireball always been 3rd level? Since the ORIGINAL original boxed set back in '74


-----Original Message-----
From: Hsingai Altaica 
Sent: Jul 7, 2019 12:10 AM
To: pnp at list.powersandperils.org
Subject: [PnP] META: game(docutementation) design

Since I don't trust anyone else to behave like reasonable adults I thought I'd share my thoughts here
THe errata should be the final say on the rules and have all contradictions to the Rule Books. then Rule Books and finally to clear up ambiguities the FAQ.
 "Benefit: Pick one spell when you choose this trait. When you apply metamagic feats to this spell that add at least 1 level to the spell, treat its actual level as 1 lower for determining the spell’s final adjusted level."
THis wording has the affordance that Usually metamagic can't lower a spells adjusted level below it's actual level

THeir FAQ states:"Magical Lineage (trait): Can I use this trait to adjust a spell's effective level below the unmodified spell's original level?


No. For example, it won't allow you to alter a wizard's fireball into 2nd-level spell." But the trait says that the original level of a wizard's fireball spell is 2 BEFORE being modified.



  
  
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