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<blockquote data-quote="Snapdragyn" data-source="post: 2145917" data-attributes="member: 12432"><p>Hmm, I believe I see the problem.</p><p></p><p>On the one hand, the spell component pouch is described as containing all 'non-expensive' spell components so that players don't have to track them. It is assumed that the caster is gathering bits of wool, bat guano, sand, etc. whenever they see some while wandering around doing the actual 'on-screen' activities.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, it is not intended to be a Bag of Holding, with an infinite supply of wool, sand, whatever inside. Using it for non-spellcasting activities could potentially open up this can of worms. Need a winter blanket when the blizzard catches us unprepared? Hey, I can just pull out a few hundred handfuls of wool & we can bundle up in that! Um... no.</p><p></p><p>I think I'd reward the creativity in that session (hey, it was good), but just keep an eye out for potential abuse. If she begins to reach into the bag for anything & everything the party might need, I'd let her know the problem I had with that & come up with some potential risk if the abuse continued (such as percentage chance of being out of a spell component). As long as it remains a rare & creative thing, though, I'd probably not worry about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snapdragyn, post: 2145917, member: 12432"] Hmm, I believe I see the problem. On the one hand, the spell component pouch is described as containing all 'non-expensive' spell components so that players don't have to track them. It is assumed that the caster is gathering bits of wool, bat guano, sand, etc. whenever they see some while wandering around doing the actual 'on-screen' activities. On the other hand, it is not intended to be a Bag of Holding, with an infinite supply of wool, sand, whatever inside. Using it for non-spellcasting activities could potentially open up this can of worms. Need a winter blanket when the blizzard catches us unprepared? Hey, I can just pull out a few hundred handfuls of wool & we can bundle up in that! Um... no. I think I'd reward the creativity in that session (hey, it was good), but just keep an eye out for potential abuse. If she begins to reach into the bag for anything & everything the party might need, I'd let her know the problem I had with that & come up with some potential risk if the abuse continued (such as percentage chance of being out of a spell component). As long as it remains a rare & creative thing, though, I'd probably not worry about it. [/QUOTE]
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