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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 311460" data-attributes="member: 1210">On the subject of the 7th level fighter without a magic weapon fighting gargoyles (or whatever) with DR: back in 2e one of my favorite encounters that I ever ran was a group of gargoyles against a party about 3rd level with only one +1 weapon among them.The party used tactics to win without the "required" weapons.  It was a tough fight, but no pcs died (not that I mind killing pcs, btw) and they felt exhilirated afterward at overcoming "impossible" odds.  It was a very tense fight, though.Now, I agree that 3e is balanced with appropriate items in mind, but in my experience, pcs are more than willing to sell off items if they can buy up something better.  Better items aren't always available for sale, of course, but it comes up enough to keep the wealth levels adjusted (since you can rarely sell an item for its full value).  I tend to use the random treasure charts almost exclusively; this leads to lots of minor items and few medium or major items.  But as I said, those minor items get sold off or used up (most tend to be potions, wands, and scrolls anyhow). I think a party's quantity of magic items will fluctuate broadly.  After all, a hunter of the dead who can sell off almost everything to get a +3 mace of disruption prolly will, assuming their net worth isn't significantly higher than the mace's.  Just a few thoughts...</blockquote>