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Sorry to necropost this, but I am just now hoping to run this adventure in a PBP (Play-by-Post) format, and I find the Old Fishery quite confusing.

Where do these two sections join?

I cannot figure-out where one rests atop the other.

Where are the entry points between the two? Are there TWO boats? I'm sorry of this should seem obvious, but it really doesn't to me.

How can one get an official ruling on this?

This is rather important to my group (we like monks, and the Master of Many Styles (MoMS) presents some very interesting options), but, nailing down this point is much needed.

Yes, to clarify - this really only matters for purposes of the MoMS, because it matters for the Crane/Snake style.

Reading Wraithstrike's answer makes a lot of sense to me. I as a the DM am currently going by this logic.

The difficulty is the precise wording in two parts of the rule:

Once per round while using Crane Style, when you have at least one hand free and are either fighting defensively or using the total defense action, you can deflect one melee weapon attack that would normally hit you. You expend no action to deflect the attack, but you must be aware of it and not flat-footed. An attack so deflected deals no damage to you.

The wording of the first bolded portion can be argued in both directions, stating that "hey, yes it still indeed scored a hit", but, the "normally hit you" bit can be used to imply "well, yes it would have it you, now it doesn't."

However, the second part can also be read two ways, "Well, it's still a hit - but, it's reduced to 0 effect damage." On the counter-point, it can be read for effects like Efreeti style that still deal damage even if they miss, and this clarifies you still take zero damage.

The Crane Style DEFLECTS attacks that would normally Hit. The final sentence in the wording is that it deals no damage.

The Snake Style grants an attack when someone MISSES you, the Snake Style goes into effect.

So, is use of the Crane style going to allow the Snake Style or not? (for the purposes of that deflection).

Yes, the actual movement provides a +2 AC (or +4 if you fall prone), THEN if you made it behind Total Cover; it would effectively negate say, a bolt to the head.

Snake Style.

A Combat/Style feat, reads as follows:

You watch your foe’s every movement and then punch through its defense.

Prerequisites: Improved Unarmed Strike, Acrobatics 1 rank, Sense Motive 3 ranks.

Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus on Sense Motive checks, and you can deal piercing damage with your unarmed strikes. While using the Snake Style feat, when an opponent targets you with a melee or ranged attack, you can spend an immediate action to make a Sense Motive check. You can use the result as your AC or touch AC against that attack. You must be aware of the attack and are not flat-footed.

Normal: An unarmed strike deals bludgeoning damage.

I have a few questions regarding the wording in this feat.

I have probably played too much Magic: The Gathering and may be over thinking the specific wording...

"when an opponent targets you..."

Does this mean the player must decide whether or not to use the Sense Motive check the moment the DM declares that the monster is going to Roll To-Hit? Or can the player wait until after the roll is made, but, before the results are announced?

Next,

"You can use the result as your AC or touch AC against that attack."

Does this statement provide/not provide an opt-out mechanism? In other words, can the player, having rolled Sense Motive; decide "nah, screw it, I rolled poorly, I want to keep my AC." ?

Finally, the above wording - does it work like a computer input, and replace your actual AC value for that single attack?

Specific reasoning behind such a pointed question -

Scenario:

Monk charges Bugbear, Monk is at +2 to hit and -2 AC. Two initiative ticks later, the Bugbear swings, the monk rolls Sense Motive and scores something slightly higher than his normal AC. Now, I adjudicate that his 'AC' is at -2 because of Charge action, thus, in my mind - since the Sense Motive check BECAME his AC; it should be at -2 to that Sense Motive roll.

Which is correct? (The opposite of my statement being that the Sense Motive check functions in PLACE of his AC, and thus is not effected by the charge.)

One of the key failings of the entire DnD series of games is the question of the value of "Gold" and "Gold Pieces".

Straight-up, there is NO reason that an ordinary longbow should cost more than an ordinary Iron sword.

Pure reason? Iron is more valuable, and is far less plentiful (and non-renewable).

Bringing this back to the original topic, and to add to deuxhero - Gems make far more sense as a rational currency than do gold pieces. One, there probably isn't really that much gold floating around in the world, and two, gems have a huge portability factor that gold doesn't.

A small diamond, is more easily stored and carried than the equivalent 500 quarter-sized (for those familiar with U.S. currency) gold pieces.

An excellent book on character naming - with some meta-data regarding history and culture was done by Sherrilyn Kenyon - The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook.