Claiming otherwise is rather silly and the aberration on the Simple Q&A thread that did does not deserve any popcorn. (The arrogant fool probably did not even bother to check the PHB.)
I'm sure the answerer was just picking the interpretation that made the most sense, and probably didn't have time to look up the PHB given the number of questions he has to deal with. ;)
Well, seems settled.
- Saph
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