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<blockquote data-quote="Trouvere" data-source="post: 4701063" data-attributes="member: 37250"><p>"<span style="color: SandyBrown">I think you'll find everything I do and everything I own is used for the good of the party, from Thyrin's Hand around my neck, to the bow that drops enemies from afar, to the sword that hangs by my side, to the toothpicks - dear old Granny! - that have so many uses, to the daggers I really should think about keeping concealed in my boots,</span>" says Keldar easily, picking a chair and putting his hands behind his head.</p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: SandyBrown">If you're quibbling over a few scrolls, I shouldn't worry,</span>" he goes on, with a wave of his hand at his pile of coins and gems. "<span style="color: SandyBrown">I daresay I'll be handing most of that over to you or Tommy in due course.</span>"</p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: SandyBrown">But still… a wand for healing, eh? The paladins could heal with a touch of her… I mean, <em>their</em> hands. Without them, we're spread a little thin, are we not? Keldar cannot be everywhere at once, after all. If you, Tarag, were to be struck senseless in a fight, we'd struggle to get you back on your feet. So, a wand would be a good thing to have, for your sake especially. I have no doubt a Warbray could make it work. How hard can it be?</span>"</p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: SandyBrown">And with me wielding a wand, you'd scarcely be needed! Er, to fulfil your role as healer, I mean. Why, you could wade up front into battle alongside Keldar - and pray for something useful in the mornings and not feel you had to hold back with those spells lest someone be hurt. Why, if we had a wand, it would practically double your own strength! I bet if there were something as cheap that could give you your spellcasting twice over, Tommy, you'd have bought it already by now.</span>"</p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: SandyBrown">I'm sorry? What were you suggesting again?</span>"[sblock=OOC]Yeah, okay. Wand is good. A single CLW potion for Tommy to carry would be handy too. That way any of us can provide healing in a pinch.</p><p></p><p>covaithe's suggestion that we go even more "all for one and one for all" isn't completely crazy. Any item possessed by an individual increases the entire party's effectiveness, after all. As is probably obvious, Keldar's immediate wants are a Hat of Disguise and Gloves of Dexterity +2, which will still leave him with more than 1000 gp just sitting idle in his pockets (and there's still Fimble's father's reward money to come). After those items, there's nothing much he wants that can be made before we get back to Tarag's Forge, or made in-party before we reach 5th level. There's little sense in each of us holding on to thousands of gold, each waiting to get that little bit richer, when one of us could have a desired item immediately - if we are certain that we're sticking together past the next payoff. Heck, it might actually save someone's life to have something now rather than later.</p><p></p><p>Yes, I realise Keldar and I are not in agreement. He'll come round.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trouvere, post: 4701063, member: 37250"] "[COLOR="SandyBrown"]I think you'll find everything I do and everything I own is used for the good of the party, from Thyrin's Hand around my neck, to the bow that drops enemies from afar, to the sword that hangs by my side, to the toothpicks - dear old Granny! - that have so many uses, to the daggers I really should think about keeping concealed in my boots,[/COLOR]" says Keldar easily, picking a chair and putting his hands behind his head. "[COLOR="SandyBrown"]If you're quibbling over a few scrolls, I shouldn't worry,[/COLOR]" he goes on, with a wave of his hand at his pile of coins and gems. "[COLOR="SandyBrown"]I daresay I'll be handing most of that over to you or Tommy in due course.[/COLOR]" "[COLOR="SandyBrown"]But still… a wand for healing, eh? The paladins could heal with a touch of her… I mean, [I]their[/I] hands. Without them, we're spread a little thin, are we not? Keldar cannot be everywhere at once, after all. If you, Tarag, were to be struck senseless in a fight, we'd struggle to get you back on your feet. So, a wand would be a good thing to have, for your sake especially. I have no doubt a Warbray could make it work. How hard can it be?[/COLOR]" "[COLOR="SandyBrown"]And with me wielding a wand, you'd scarcely be needed! Er, to fulfil your role as healer, I mean. Why, you could wade up front into battle alongside Keldar - and pray for something useful in the mornings and not feel you had to hold back with those spells lest someone be hurt. Why, if we had a wand, it would practically double your own strength! I bet if there were something as cheap that could give you your spellcasting twice over, Tommy, you'd have bought it already by now.[/COLOR]" "[COLOR="SandyBrown"]I'm sorry? What were you suggesting again?[/COLOR]"[sblock=OOC]Yeah, okay. Wand is good. A single CLW potion for Tommy to carry would be handy too. That way any of us can provide healing in a pinch. covaithe's suggestion that we go even more "all for one and one for all" isn't completely crazy. Any item possessed by an individual increases the entire party's effectiveness, after all. As is probably obvious, Keldar's immediate wants are a Hat of Disguise and Gloves of Dexterity +2, which will still leave him with more than 1000 gp just sitting idle in his pockets (and there's still Fimble's father's reward money to come). After those items, there's nothing much he wants that can be made before we get back to Tarag's Forge, or made in-party before we reach 5th level. There's little sense in each of us holding on to thousands of gold, each waiting to get that little bit richer, when one of us could have a desired item immediately - if we are certain that we're sticking together past the next payoff. Heck, it might actually save someone's life to have something now rather than later. Yes, I realise Keldar and I are not in agreement. He'll come round.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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