Originally Posted by
EagleCeres
This is what I've been seeing in most of the posts that support the OP (and sorry for modification):
I understand you do NOT want to lose the consumable item used when doing an action while paralyzed, granted, we all do not want to waste gil at any point in time... but the fact of the matter is that this is an in game mechanic, therefore this is WORKING AS DESIGNED.
Yes, there are chances (not necessarily small chances) that the paralysis effect will NOT process (ie: proc) and you will be able to do the action that you wanted to do (use items, attack, cast a spell, etc).
Heck I've lost count of how many medicines and other consumables I've lost when experiencing this same situation; but I don't complain, I just consider it an operation cost. I learned the risk of losing an item when paralyzed long ago... now I just hope the Para doesn't proc when I'm trying to heal myself.
Addendum:
I have played table top (pad and pencil + dice) RPG when my character was paralyzed and I tried to make an activity, I had to take a chance, knowing fully well, that my action may suffer a consequence/penalty... this was part of the rules.
Thank you for your opinion...