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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steverooo" data-source="post: 1853587" data-attributes="member: 9410">BAD!  (I went to a lot of trouble to get what little stuff I have!)It depends upon how and why it was lost...  If I was attacking a rust monster, and it hit, then no.  If I fell in an acid trap, then I'd hope not ALL of it was lost!  If it was, then I'd want replacements, sure.  Even if a GM was going to replace my old stuff with things he felt were newer & better, I doubt that I would feel the same way about it, even if it made me "more powerful".  With the exception of my bow, none of my weapons are "normal", and I would be unlikely to ever replace them (and they were too hard to get in the first place)!  I'd feel like I was starting over at first level, again!  All that would definitely sour me on the game...Unfairly, how?  What do you mean?  An acid trap is "unfair", and so is life...  An acid trap with no saves, that "eats" all your items is unfair, and also against the spirit of the rules (failed saves are supposed to damage ONE magic item).  If I felt the GM was being unfair, I'd let him know, but I'd also ask if this was important to the adventure, for some reason that I couldn't see.  If the GM didn't seem to care, or gave me the "We'll talk about it after the game" routine, I'd tell him I was quitting/sitting out this session, and we'd talk after the game.If he had reasons, I'd wait to see what they were, and play along.  Then I'd decide how "unfair" I thought things were, and whether or not to quit.  The GM deserves some respect, but so do the players and their PCs.   <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/paranoid.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":uhoh:" title="Paranoid    :uhoh:" data-shortname=":uhoh:" /></blockquote>

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