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<blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 3392757" data-attributes="member: 957">The way I read it, that wasn't really the point.The D&amp;D idea is that character abilities + &quot;correct&quot; value of gear = appropriate power level for standard challenge.&nbsp; Now, I understand the Grim Tales (and other versions) take on less gear.&nbsp; And that is cool.&nbsp; But, as far as default D&amp;D is concerned, that ain't happening.So, the point is not that they need the big six.&nbsp; The point was that the bix six are the things that set the value scale and nearly everything else is way overpriced by that scale.A 10th level character with 10th level amount of gear will be &quot;appropriate&quot; power level if he spends his cash in the big six.&nbsp; But if he spices his character up by going outside that &quot;big six&quot; box he pays a big price by getting a lot less power bang for his gear buck.&nbsp; So people tend to get the same stuff because the &quot;cool&quot; other things simple come at a premium that exceeds their worth.So if they re-price other stuff so that 5,000 gp worth of &quot;other&quot; gives the same punch as 5,000 gp worth of big six then they have opened up the door for a much wider variety of builds.&nbsp; Which would be a great thing.Whether or not they have achieved this remains to be seen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BryonD, post: 3392757, member: 957"] The way I read it, that wasn't really the point. The D&D idea is that character abilities + "correct" value of gear = appropriate power level for standard challenge. Now, I understand the Grim Tales (and other versions) take on less gear. And that is cool. But, as far as default D&D is concerned, that ain't happening. So, the point is not that they need the big six. The point was that the bix six are the things that set the value scale and nearly everything else is way overpriced by that scale. A 10th level character with 10th level amount of gear will be "appropriate" power level if he spends his cash in the big six. But if he spices his character up by going outside that "big six" box he pays a big price by getting a lot less power bang for his gear buck. So people tend to get the same stuff because the "cool" other things simple come at a premium that exceeds their worth. So if they re-price other stuff so that 5,000 gp worth of "other" gives the same punch as 5,000 gp worth of big six then they have opened up the door for a much wider variety of builds. Which would be a great thing. Whether or not they have achieved this remains to be seen. [/QUOTE]

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