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<blockquote data-quote="Numion" data-source="post: 1392712" data-attributes="member: 124">You're a DM, right? You're making that distinction with magic items vs. spells. Are players making it too? From what I've seen, the problem of equating PCs with their items is most often aired by DMs. I wouldn't be too sure that players identify that way. I know I don't. I've noticed that IMEX players tend to rather define their characters by their deeds. Every time they tell about an old character (a bore sometimes, for sure), they don't start to recite the characters equipment list, but their accomplishments. Now, I have a very limited sample size, as I only game with my group. But thats my experience. Characters aren't defined by the stuff, but by the deeds. Stuff is an integral part about the characters abilities, but most of the stuff only enhances the characters abilities, and doesn't create new abilities.Thus IMO characters aren't defined by their stuff. If magic items severely altered chosen character archetypes, they would define the characters. Archers with a load of items are still archers. Items don't turn a fighter to anything but a really good fighter. Thus they don't and can't define the characters, unless there's something really strange going on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Numion, post: 1392712, member: 124"] You're a DM, right? You're making that distinction with magic items vs. spells. Are players making it too? From what I've seen, the problem of equating PCs with their items is most often aired by DMs. I wouldn't be too sure that players identify that way. I know I don't. I've noticed that IMEX players tend to rather define their characters by their deeds. Every time they tell about an old character (a bore sometimes, for sure), they don't start to recite the characters equipment list, but their accomplishments. Now, I have a very limited sample size, as I only game with my group. But thats my experience. Characters aren't defined by the stuff, but by the deeds. Stuff is an integral part about the characters abilities, but most of the stuff only enhances the characters abilities, and doesn't create new abilities. Thus IMO characters aren't defined by their stuff. If magic items severely altered chosen character archetypes, they would define the characters. Archers with a load of items are still archers. Items don't turn a fighter to anything but a really good fighter. Thus they don't and can't define the characters, unless there's something really strange going on. [/QUOTE]

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