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<blockquote data-quote="eamon" data-source="post: 5295230" data-attributes="member: 51942">But some of those plain +X items aren't must have.&nbsp; I suppose you could argue that must-have items are a kind of item-tax, but items that aren't must-have hardly can be described that way...And even must-have items can be part of the reward system - I mean, levelling is also a &quot;must have&quot;; required items are just yet another means for the DM to control those rewards.In any case, for optional +X items (certainly things like +3 to thievery checks or perhaps even limited item bonuses to damage - something weaker than the iron armbands) there's a real element of variation - a character might have some such bonuses but not others; or he might forgo many of those basic items and focus on other benefits (e.g. read another language instead, or gain a situational bonus that's larger).Having the option of simple items is good.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eamon, post: 5295230, member: 51942"] But some of those plain +X items aren't must have. I suppose you could argue that must-have items are a kind of item-tax, but items that aren't must-have hardly can be described that way... And even must-have items can be part of the reward system - I mean, levelling is also a "must have"; required items are just yet another means for the DM to control those rewards. In any case, for [I]optional[/I] +X items (certainly things like +3 to thievery checks or perhaps even limited item bonuses to damage - something weaker than the iron armbands) there's a real element of variation - a character might have some such bonuses but not others; or he might forgo many of those basic items and focus on other benefits (e.g. read another language instead, or gain a situational bonus that's larger). Having the option of simple items is good. [/QUOTE]

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