tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963408603037048958.post9176971645491218271..comments2024-03-02T00:34:38.701-08:00Comments on The Keep on the Gaming Lands: Terms of ConfusionMike Mearlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338840534913321057noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963408603037048958.post-61047896006701149172008-11-30T00:50:00.000-08:002008-11-30T00:50:00.000-08:00we always remember that a burst comes from you, si...we always remember that a burst comes from you, since it has a "u" in it, and blasts don't.GrecoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544354219759228549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963408603037048958.post-53228441619856551182008-11-28T08:44:00.000-08:002008-11-28T08:44:00.000-08:00I'm quite happy to call them temporary hit points....I'm quite happy to call them temporary hit points. They may work differently if you stand up close, but bonus hit points are a pretty straightforward concept to me.<BR/><BR/>Agreeing with previous commenters though, on "burst" and "blast". Throw "close" and "area" designations into the mix, then try to remember which one is measured in diameter and which one in radius.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15438343352645254462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963408603037048958.post-28053257741496670482008-11-27T05:05:00.000-08:002008-11-27T05:05:00.000-08:00I agree with linnaeus on Burst and Blast. I still ...I agree with linnaeus on Burst and Blast. I still get those mixed up if we haven't played for a while.<BR/><BR/>Obligatory <A HREF="http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0012.html" REL="nofollow">OotS link about confusing meanings of "level"</A>...Gregor LeBlaquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620241814697141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963408603037048958.post-29806961089563329952008-11-26T08:32:00.000-08:002008-11-26T08:32:00.000-08:00I do have to point to Burst and Blast as a small o...I do have to point to Burst and Blast as a small oops. They get used enough that people quickly learn to distinguish them, but they ring so many of the same bells at first that they are quite confusing for a while.<BR/><BR/>If I were going to nominate one of them to change, it would be Blast, which is rather vague. Say, Spray attacks, instead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963408603037048958.post-10596648807014900912008-11-25T17:51:00.000-08:002008-11-25T17:51:00.000-08:00I think they did a great job with D&D 4th and ...I think they did a great job with D&D 4th and the wording, quite a bit better than most other games. I agree with you though, Chatty. It has a very similar feel to Magic:TG. I was trying to explain this to players in my group, but some of them actually hadn't played Magic:TG to compare.Samuel Van Der Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05807118726461188603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963408603037048958.post-4541655578580372432008-11-25T15:32:00.000-08:002008-11-25T15:32:00.000-08:00Its funny to see how careful the wording in 4e is....Its funny to see how careful the wording in 4e is. One day I'd love to discuss if there was any influence from the Magic team in templating the rules and Powers of 4e (which I like a lot, makes learning faster for .<BR/><BR/>Having spoken to a M:TG designer at Gen Con, he told me that you guys 'live' in opposite sides of the Office and don't mingle all that often.<BR/><BR/>Still I'm curious.ChattyDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774125843333573256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963408603037048958.post-30081589628504206912008-11-25T13:48:00.000-08:002008-11-25T13:48:00.000-08:00We haven't had an issue with Temp HP in our home g...We haven't had an issue with Temp HP in our home games, but "Ability Check Bonus" or whatever it's actually called is very often confused with "Ability Modifier." They clearly both have the same root, but it's also an interesting case where the smaller, less modified number tends to be the more used one.Dave The Gamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568427491720287020noreply@blogger.com