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<blockquote data-quote="Ralif Redhammer" data-source="post: 7528547" data-attributes="member: 30438"><p>Haven’t thought about the inscrutable Vain in ages. Loved the ambivalence of the…not sure I can call Vain a character or not…plot device?</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I’ve become increasingly leery of wishes in D&D. Classic D&D wish behavior involves the DM using the wish to royally mess with the PC if they get too greedy (or even if they keep it reasonable). Even if I’ve rarely done so, that reputation precedes wishes, and most will fear to even use them. As a DM, that puts me in a rough spot, and I’d rather avoid that sort of adversarial play in the first place.</p><p></p><p>As for gold, it’s a weird thing. There are some players that consider gold just an adventuring byproduct. Then there are those that, even if their characters are already wealthy, will always demand to be paid for whatever task presents itself. I think that, like the wish spell, there’s some carried-down associations from past editions, where gold acquisition was also tied to XP and level advancement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ralif Redhammer, post: 7528547, member: 30438"] Haven’t thought about the inscrutable Vain in ages. Loved the ambivalence of the…not sure I can call Vain a character or not…plot device? Anyway, I’ve become increasingly leery of wishes in D&D. Classic D&D wish behavior involves the DM using the wish to royally mess with the PC if they get too greedy (or even if they keep it reasonable). Even if I’ve rarely done so, that reputation precedes wishes, and most will fear to even use them. As a DM, that puts me in a rough spot, and I’d rather avoid that sort of adversarial play in the first place. As for gold, it’s a weird thing. There are some players that consider gold just an adventuring byproduct. Then there are those that, even if their characters are already wealthy, will always demand to be paid for whatever task presents itself. I think that, like the wish spell, there’s some carried-down associations from past editions, where gold acquisition was also tied to XP and level advancement. [/QUOTE]
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