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Post by strutsagget on Jul 11, 2018 20:42:01 GMT
So what do you think of the word ANY in the last sentence?
If the intention was that only the restrictions should be on the cards should they have used the word THE or ALL instead of any? But I am not native English so I might put too much in one word.
“Some spells have a type that enforces additional casting restrictions or waives others. There are five distinct types of spell: augment direct damage, hex, magic missile and magical vortex. Some unique spells, or spells that are printed in older Warhammer army books, do not have a type – their text will contain ANY casting restrictions that apply.”
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Post by FvonSigmaringen on Jul 11, 2018 22:46:15 GMT
That is exactly why I said it is the crux of the matter. However, one cannot just isolate one sentence to come to a conclusion; one does need to read it within its proper context, which in this case can hardly be denied to be the second paragraph. As I pointed out before, [...] the dash indicates that the second clause explains the first, thus linking the lack of a spell type directly with the need to specify any restrictions, which would otherwise have been covered by spell type rules. This rather favours the interpretation that the general rules on restrictions remain applicable (that is why they are the general rules). I am the first to admit that it is not as clear-cut as in that other thread. However, don't forget, when the BRB came out, the only spells to fit in the new spell type system were magic missiles. The BRB sentence in question is a preliminary fix trying to address the problem of the new spell types, not the general restrictions, which were the same in previous editions.
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