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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 6763527" data-attributes="member: 6785785">[MENTION=7635]Remathilis[/MENTION] Understood. After I typed up my post, I realized it sounded like I was arguing with you instead of just offering my take on the examples you gave. I was pretty sure your example was made to prove a point...somehow I missed your follow up post that confirmed it.To me, you customize things because they either don't already exist in the game mechanics, or you want to alter existing game mechanics to match a character concept that cannot be obtained through the game as is. I first became aware of this phenomenon during my short experience with 4E when a player of an assassin character said that although he was wielding a greatsword he wanted us to consider it a dagger for roleplay purposes. The class allowed him to use the more damaging weapon, and he wanted the damage output, but stylistically he wanted the dagger because it was a better fit for his character concept. I said &quot;then weild a dagger&quot; and that was that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 6763527, member: 6785785"] [MENTION=7635]Remathilis[/MENTION] Understood. After I typed up my post, I realized it sounded like I was arguing with you instead of just offering my take on the examples you gave. I was pretty sure your example was made to prove a point...somehow I missed your follow up post that confirmed it. To me, you customize things because they either don't already exist in the game mechanics, or you want to alter existing game mechanics to match a character concept that cannot be obtained through the game as is. I first became aware of this phenomenon during my short experience with 4E when a player of an assassin character said that although he was wielding a greatsword he wanted us to consider it a dagger for roleplay purposes. The class allowed him to use the more damaging weapon, and he wanted the damage output, but stylistically he wanted the dagger because it was a better fit for his character concept. I said "then weild a dagger" and that was that. [/QUOTE]

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