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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 5781527" data-attributes="member: 7808">The way I see it, you get to choose between the Christmas Tree and the Golf Bag.If you use simple, (arguably) boring +X items, you get a character who is a Christmas Tree, lit up like a magical display, relying on all their shiny weapons on gear to survive.  If you use flavorful, use-specific items, you end up characters who lug around a Golf bag, carrying around a myriad of items to be sure the always have the right gear for any encounter.  The only real solution is moderation; use a few power-limited general-purpose items, and a very limited supply of powerfully specific items.  But this solution must always be done at the hands of the DM.  Limiting items on the design side is antithetical to the concept of splatbooks.</blockquote>