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munin · 08-17-2012, 10:22 AM

I hate to sound like, well, some other people on the forums, but I don't see how any reasonable reader of the rules could have come to that conclusion on their own. Especially with the "a minute seems fairer" thing.

Allies (Summonable) is a transient ability (p. P154*). It lacks a specified duration because it has an instantaneous effect, the appearance of your ally. ...No?

Is this simply a new ruling, based on your having re-considered the fairness of the cost over the years? +100% has always seemed fair for "summonable anytime, stays until dismissed"†. The benefits of having them stick around as long as you like are balanced by the drawbacks of having them around (food, lack of surprise, etc.).

* Yes, I know you probably wrote that. Sorry.
† which has always been my interpretation of the Summonable enhancement. The first sentence of the enhancement's description seems pretty clear that its rules are replacing the "once per adventure" part of Allies.

08-17-2012, 10:22 AM	#64
munin Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Vermont, USA	Re: [DF] Summoned allies questions: I hate to sound like, well, some other people on the forums, but I don't see how any reasonable reader of the rules could have come to that conclusion on their own. Especially with the "a minute seems fairer" thing. Allies (Summonable) is a transient ability (p. P154). It lacks a specified duration because it has an instantaneous effect, the appearance of your ally. ...No? Is this simply a new ruling, based on your having re-considered the fairness of the cost over the years? +100% has always seemed fair for "summonable anytime, stays until dismissed"†. The benefits of having them stick around as long as you like are balanced by the drawbacks of having them around (food, lack of surprise, etc.). Yes, I know you probably wrote that. Sorry. † which has always been my interpretation of the Summonable enhancement. The first sentence of the enhancement's description seems pretty clear that its rules are replacing the "once per adventure" part of Allies. Last edited by munin; 08-17-2012 at 10:29 AM.