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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iwatt" data-source="post: 3061286" data-attributes="member: 11085">I think you just proved Kunimatyu's point. First you say that if your PC's don't take any stat-boosting equipment it doesn't matter as long as the same cash is spent.*but then you say that if they don't use stat boosting items you have to be careful on what CR you send. CR isn't a science, it's an art. But for appropriately equipped party's, the encounter swing is 1 or 2 points, not the 4 you've mentioned.* Judging equal value of treasure is very hard. A magic carpet, albeit very cool, isn't as useful all the time in the same way that a good cloak of resistance is. which leads to another issue about the christmas tree effect: it's more cost effective to boost stats through many different items than to use 2 very cool items. You get a better AC using a +1 shield, +1ring, +1 armor, +1 amulet of NA, for a significantly lower price than the ubercool shield of your ancestors, passed on father to son through the ages.</blockquote>