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<blockquote data-quote="green slime" data-source="post: 3995806" data-attributes="member: 1325">*sigh* As well you might be...Let me explain something, in simple terms.Entering the game, players have certain expectations. These may not be firmly adjusted to the reality of that particular DM's world, but they are there nonetheless.Entering a 2e game, playing by the book, the players cannot assume that there is any magical item their character can create, without first consulting the DM at length.Entering a 3e game, playing by the RAW, a player may well expect their character to be able to create magical items of all sorts described in the DMG, given enough time, if his character has taken the correct feats. Of course, the DM can veto, blackmail, steal, railroad, refuse downtime, and be generally obtuse, whatever. Regardless of how much of a rat bastard DM the DM is, you cannot deny that there is a fundamental shift in player expectation between 2e and 3e in this regard.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="green slime, post: 3995806, member: 1325"] *sigh* As well you might be... Let me explain something, in simple terms. Entering the game, players have certain expectations. These may not be firmly adjusted to the reality of that particular DM's world, but they are there nonetheless. Entering a 2e game, playing by the book, the players cannot assume that there is any magical item their character can create, without first consulting the DM at length. Entering a 3e game, playing by the RAW, a player may well expect their character to be able to create magical items of all sorts described in the DMG, given enough time, if his character has taken the correct feats. Of course, the DM can veto, blackmail, steal, railroad, refuse downtime, and be generally obtuse, whatever. Regardless of how much of a rat bastard DM the DM is, you cannot deny that there is a fundamental shift in player expectation between 2e and 3e in this regard. [/QUOTE]

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