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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonblade" data-source="post: 309810" data-attributes="member: 2804">The problem is with the rules.&nbsp; In D&amp;D a character is defined by his items.&nbsp; All the &quot;role-players&quot; can argue otherwise but the simple fact is that a fighter is not just a fighter in D&amp;D.&nbsp; He is a fighter with a cloak of this, armor +x and a sword of mighty gerbil cleaving +20.All the CR's of all the monsters are predicated on the character having X amount of magical gear and wealth including weapons of a certain plus and an AC strong enough to cause those tough monsters to actually miss.&nbsp; Thus items of magic are essential to the game.As a PC acquires items, that PC begins to see some of those items as defining his character and becomes attached to their items.&nbsp; He is not just a fighter but a legendary dragonslayer armed with his magical dragon hide armor and his trusty dragon slaying sword.&nbsp; If you destroy the sword you have just destroyed part of the character's image and you might as well have just killed the character.&nbsp; Thus I totally agree with the sentiment that its better to die than to lose an item that you feel defines your character.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dragonblade, post: 309810, member: 2804"] The problem is with the rules. In D&D a character is defined by his items. All the "role-players" can argue otherwise but the simple fact is that a fighter is not just a fighter in D&D. He is a fighter with a cloak of this, armor +x and a sword of mighty gerbil cleaving +20. All the CR's of all the monsters are predicated on the character having X amount of magical gear and wealth including weapons of a certain plus and an AC strong enough to cause those tough monsters to actually miss. Thus items of magic are essential to the game. As a PC acquires items, that PC begins to see some of those items as defining his character and becomes attached to their items. He is not just a fighter but a legendary dragonslayer armed with his magical dragon hide armor and his trusty dragon slaying sword. If you destroy the sword you have just destroyed part of the character's image and you might as well have just killed the character. Thus I totally agree with the sentiment that its better to die than to lose an item that you feel defines your character. [/QUOTE]

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