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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 2575508" data-attributes="member: 22779">Now, as a GM or a player I am not happy to determine what magic items are available in the camp.&nbsp; I don't want to constantly be bothered with dropping that easter egg specifically for the ranger.&nbsp; I'd much rather have the bad guy use whatever items I think are coolest for the bad guy and then let the party sell those items (or keep them) and have new items created to suit their own tastes.&nbsp; It's their characters, I say let them customize them the way they want to, not how I think they should be.&nbsp; I agree that you shouldn't be able to buy off the shelf, but, then again, I never said that.&nbsp; The RAW includes item creation feats.&nbsp; The RAW gives a value for those items.&nbsp; Those items are useful to many people.&nbsp; Therefore, to me, by the RAW, it's not a huge stretch of imagination that someone, somewhere is going to agree to fashion an item for enough cash.Now, on the second point about DM visibility.&nbsp; Again, this gets back to the idea of DM as Referee.&nbsp; A good ref should not be very noticeable in the game.&nbsp; His calls and actions should be as much in the background as possible.&nbsp; Of course the DM is visible as he plays various NPC's.&nbsp; But, then again, it's not the DM that's visible, but the NPCs.&nbsp; When the DM has to blatantly act, such as dropping that magic bec du corbin for the fighter, then he's way too visible in the game.&nbsp; I would much rather the players drive the game than have me lead them all the way along.&nbsp; For the players to be in the drivers seat, that means that I have to take a back seat.&nbsp; I lay the road, I put up some of the roadsigns, but, ultimately, they're driving.&nbsp; Whether or not they make the destination is beside the point IMO.&nbsp; It's the drive that's important.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 2575508, member: 22779"] Now, as a GM or a player I am not happy to determine what magic items are available in the camp. I don't want to constantly be bothered with dropping that easter egg specifically for the ranger. I'd much rather have the bad guy use whatever items I think are coolest for the bad guy and then let the party sell those items (or keep them) and have new items created to suit their own tastes. It's their characters, I say let them customize them the way they want to, not how I think they should be. I agree that you shouldn't be able to buy off the shelf, but, then again, I never said that. The RAW includes item creation feats. The RAW gives a value for those items. Those items are useful to many people. Therefore, to me, by the RAW, it's not a huge stretch of imagination that someone, somewhere is going to agree to fashion an item for enough cash. Now, on the second point about DM visibility. Again, this gets back to the idea of DM as Referee. A good ref should not be very noticeable in the game. His calls and actions should be as much in the background as possible. Of course the DM is visible as he plays various NPC's. But, then again, it's not the DM that's visible, but the NPCs. When the DM has to blatantly act, such as dropping that magic bec du corbin for the fighter, then he's way too visible in the game. I would much rather the players drive the game than have me lead them all the way along. For the players to be in the drivers seat, that means that I have to take a back seat. I lay the road, I put up some of the roadsigns, but, ultimately, they're driving. Whether or not they make the destination is beside the point IMO. It's the drive that's important. [/QUOTE]

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