Greenbound Summoning Errata? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Greenbound Summoning Errata? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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ferris1971
03-13-07, 12:09 PM I think we can all agree that the Greenbound Summoning feat in Lost Empires is pretty powerful, perhaps overly so. I was on this website:
http://www.enworld.org/archive/index.php/t-128424.html

...and at the bottom is a poster claiming to be Ed Bonny saying

"The Greenbound Summoning was written by yours truly as a metamagic feat with the Summon Nature's Ally spell using a spell slot 2 levels higher. That fact appears to have been omitted from the print version.

- Ed Bonny

Is this legit? Anyone have an official errata link or anything like that?
Merestil Haye
03-13-07, 12:19 PM No idea.

The official errata are here (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/er/20040125a). I can't see anything for Lost Empires. So I'd guess the answer is there are no official errata.
wonlee76
03-13-07, 04:54 PM There is no such errata for Greenbound unfortunately. This would not be the first time that WOTC editted the original author's work changing it substantially (see Invisible Blade as an example). The original author's original intent is helpful in realizing why Greenbound is overpowered though. A world of difference between a feat that automatically applies to SNA and a metamagic type feat that gives a +2 slot adjustment.
Willie the Duck
03-13-07, 08:40 PM remember that WotC deliberately keeps errata rarer than hen's teeth, usually only errata's things that are genuine rules conflicts or inconsistencies (as opposed to simply unbalanced feats/PrCs/spells/magic items), and doesn't seem to errata things that people aren't hooting and hollering about. Lost Empires as a general rule hit the gaming market like a lead balloon. Since the only people that seem to remember Greenbound Summoning are a few people doing druid builds on the CO boards (and most of them have moved on because you can't combine it with their precious Animal Growth spell), it is unlikely that WotC will bother.

This just highlights that WotC does not always have the same priorities that you or I might have. Having a completely balanced game system without the DM ever having to outlaw or modify something is important pretty much only to RAW-obsessed forum junkies. I'm not saying this to be mean to said people, but simply to explain WotC's apparent philosophy.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
ferris1971 03-13-07, 12:09 PM	I think we can all agree that the Greenbound Summoning feat in Lost Empires is pretty powerful, perhaps overly so. I was on this website: http://www.enworld.org/archive/index.php/t-128424.html ...and at the bottom is a poster claiming to be Ed Bonny saying "The Greenbound Summoning was written by yours truly as a metamagic feat with the Summon Nature's Ally spell using a spell slot 2 levels higher. That fact appears to have been omitted from the print version. - Ed Bonny Is this legit? Anyone have an official errata link or anything like that?
Merestil Haye 03-13-07, 12:19 PM	No idea. The official errata are here (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/er/20040125a). I can't see anything for Lost Empires. So I'd guess the answer is there are no official errata.
wonlee76 03-13-07, 04:54 PM	There is no such errata for Greenbound unfortunately. This would not be the first time that WOTC editted the original author's work changing it substantially (see Invisible Blade as an example). The original author's original intent is helpful in realizing why Greenbound is overpowered though. A world of difference between a feat that automatically applies to SNA and a metamagic type feat that gives a +2 slot adjustment.
Willie the Duck 03-13-07, 08:40 PM	remember that WotC deliberately keeps errata rarer than hen's teeth, usually only errata's things that are genuine rules conflicts or inconsistencies (as opposed to simply unbalanced feats/PrCs/spells/magic items), and doesn't seem to errata things that people aren't hooting and hollering about. Lost Empires as a general rule hit the gaming market like a lead balloon. Since the only people that seem to remember Greenbound Summoning are a few people doing druid builds on the CO boards (and most of them have moved on because you can't combine it with their precious Animal Growth spell), it is unlikely that WotC will bother. This just highlights that WotC does not always have the same priorities that you or I might have. Having a completely balanced game system without the DM ever having to outlaw or modify something is important pretty much only to RAW-obsessed forum junkies. I'm not saying this to be mean to said people, but simply to explain WotC's apparent philosophy.