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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 5832719" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>I have to admit that I'm rather mystified by the whole analogy of magic items to presents. When I was learning the game, treasure was considered to be something you earned - not something you were gifted with. It was considered a faux pas by the DM to either give you more or less than you deserved, but there were no gaurantees and no entitlements. DM's that gifted PC's with unearned presents were probably more frowned upon by <em>players</em>, than DM's who were notoriously stingy and hard. No one wanted to have their campaign labeled 'Monte Haul', and there was a certain pride taken in 'beating' a DM who was, to use the popular term, a bit of a bastard. I should note that this latter term has entered gaming lore as something of a mark of respect and not an insult. I mean, to a certain extent I know this comes off as an old fogey going, "You whipsnappers! Get off my lawn!! Back in my day we gamed all day in the snow, and it was uphill getting in and getting out!", but really what made you think that deserved presents anyway much less that you were getting any deserved or not? It's not a holiday and the DM isn't your mom; it's a game, and the DM has an advanced degree in butt kicking from Bill Cavalier, and when you draw that ichor covered bastard sword +2 from the smoldering carapace of what was the dreaded beast of trall, you feel good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 5832719, member: 4937"] I have to admit that I'm rather mystified by the whole analogy of magic items to presents. When I was learning the game, treasure was considered to be something you earned - not something you were gifted with. It was considered a faux pas by the DM to either give you more or less than you deserved, but there were no gaurantees and no entitlements. DM's that gifted PC's with unearned presents were probably more frowned upon by [I]players[/I], than DM's who were notoriously stingy and hard. No one wanted to have their campaign labeled 'Monte Haul', and there was a certain pride taken in 'beating' a DM who was, to use the popular term, a bit of a bastard. I should note that this latter term has entered gaming lore as something of a mark of respect and not an insult. I mean, to a certain extent I know this comes off as an old fogey going, "You whipsnappers! Get off my lawn!! Back in my day we gamed all day in the snow, and it was uphill getting in and getting out!", but really what made you think that deserved presents anyway much less that you were getting any deserved or not? It's not a holiday and the DM isn't your mom; it's a game, and the DM has an advanced degree in butt kicking from Bill Cavalier, and when you draw that ichor covered bastard sword +2 from the smoldering carapace of what was the dreaded beast of trall, you feel good. [/QUOTE]
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