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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mad_Jack" data-source="post: 8993023" data-attributes="member: 6750306">Most of the folks I've gamed with over the years have been of the old-school-ish variety, where the expectation was generally that each person brought to the table the stuff they were going to use for the game... Picking up your own copy of the PHB and your own set of dice was generally considered the initial investment cost of getting into the game. (At the very least, not owning a set of dice if you were a regular player would get you some serious side-eye.)However, I've generally given a set of dice to everyone that I've taught to play over the years since I got old enough to have the extra money to do so.For the most part, the DM bought all the setting/monster books and whatever minis were in use, since they were the ones that would be making the most use of them and may well be using them to run multiple groups. (It was also pretty difficult to navigate the logistics of community property since it was incredibly common to drift in and out of different groups all the time.)However, it was also generally accepted that if you were involved in a game when Christmas or the DM's birthday came around it was basically a sign of respect for everyone in the group to chip in to get the DM the latest book they wanted (or something else to use for the game). For me personally, I bought all the books because I wanted my own personal copies even if I wasn't running or playing in a game, and painting/collecting miniatures was always its own separate hobby.When 4E came around, I got into a weekly campaign at the FLGS. By then I'd amassed a decent collection of the DDM prepaints and decided to bring them with me to the store since they only had a small box of figures to play with.I only played in that game for a couple months, but I left my minis at the store for other folks to use since I wasn't going to need them. Technically, I still own them and could take them back if I wanted, but they're basically out on permanent loan.</blockquote>

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