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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Joshua Randall" data-source="post: 9548638" data-attributes="member: 7737">Commentary:Hoo boy, this coinpurse is a can of worms and then some. There doesn't seem to be any cooldown period on it, which means the purse can create an infinite supply of gold coins. That also means it can create an infinite supply of matter, which puts this purse among the most dangerous magic items in existence: an unscrupulous or careless user could literally drown the entire world in gold coins, given enough time.Leaving aside the potential for world ending shenanigans, the coinpurse begs the question: why were Carr and Marla forced to live in squalid poverty when they had unlimited wealth at their disposal? (Even if not unlimited, four gold pieces a day would've been more than enough to keep them well fed and housed.)Maybe Landor died before he could explain the coinpurse's secret to Marla or Carr. That makes sense if Landor died immediately after its discovery. Or maybe Landor was just as much of a doofus as Carr is, and he never thought he should tell his wife and son about this incredibly useful magic item.---As for the relationship among Thayne, Landor, and Beldon:Thayne and Beldon studied under Landor. So, either Landor is considerably older than his wife (Beldon is Marla's younger brother); Beldon is much younger than Marla; or we lack the usual "teacher is a generation older than students" paradigm. All are possible; none are confirmed.Beldon's evil was so obvious before the discovery of the Sceptre of Bhukod that Thayne left the academy because of it. Err… Thayne didn't want to tell Landor, "Hey, your brother-in-law is evil"? Or he did but Landor brushed it off? Or Landor had some kind of loyalty-to-wife's-brother situation that compelled Landor to keep Beldon as a student? Again -- many possible reasons; no actual explanation.So Landor found the sceptre and the super evil Beldon, who coveted it… also left the academy. Beldon didn't try to steal the sceptre for himself? Beldon didn't ally with Oram to take it by force? Or Beldon was scared to try because of how powerful Landor was? But then if Landor was so powerful, how did he end up either assassinated or kidnapped and tortured to death by Oram?WHY DOES THIS STORY NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME NOW?!We're going to put ourselves back into Carr's shoes and roleplay his apparent WIS 3 and teenage lack of consideration for such niceties. Carr has a magic money pouch, a burning desire to recover his father's spellbooks, the seeds of revenge against Oram and/or Beldon, and now the knowledge of the existence of the Sceptre of Bhukod. That's enough to keep Carr busy without worries about plot coherence.</blockquote>

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