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Alternative Rewards: if you use them more than occasionally, how do you do it?
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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 5830622" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>I qualify as that sort of DM. I've always used alternative rewards in every edition of the game I've run. As supplements to treasure and magic item. I've never had a player request an alternative reward (at least in the way they're presented in 4e), usually they're too obsessed with a shiny magic item.</p><p></p><p>Currently I run a Planescape game using inherent bonuses. Part of the premise is that the players create their characters thru play. I didn't change character creation to get this feel, rather I present alternative rewards as signs of character development in a certain direction.</p><p></p><p>One example is the Speak with Sentinels fey gift which the PCs are soon to receive from their patron. Her philosophy is all about honoring the genius loci, so it makes sense that she can bestow upon PCs a way to communicate with statues and such.</p><p></p><p> To be fair, I use lots of weird/cool homebrew magic items alongside alternate rewards. The inherent bonuses rule makes it easy to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 5830622, member: 20323"] I qualify as that sort of DM. I've always used alternative rewards in every edition of the game I've run. As supplements to treasure and magic item. I've never had a player request an alternative reward (at least in the way they're presented in 4e), usually they're too obsessed with a shiny magic item. Currently I run a Planescape game using inherent bonuses. Part of the premise is that the players create their characters thru play. I didn't change character creation to get this feel, rather I present alternative rewards as signs of character development in a certain direction. One example is the Speak with Sentinels fey gift which the PCs are soon to receive from their patron. Her philosophy is all about honoring the genius loci, so it makes sense that she can bestow upon PCs a way to communicate with statues and such. To be fair, I use lots of weird/cool homebrew magic items alongside alternate rewards. The inherent bonuses rule makes it easy to do. [/QUOTE]
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