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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mac Callum" data-source="post: 2274971" data-attributes="member: 17035">I think it's more accurate to say that D&D hides its power-ups in items, while IL hides its power-ups in the class progression. (Of course, since everyone knows it's there, they're not too well hidden, really.)  IL PC's are not item dependent.I think the distinction between the items and the class progression is a pretty important one.  As a DM you don't have to manage all the equipment for NPC's, or worry about the NPC's equipment falling into the hands of the PC's, making them too powerful.  As a DM you can award your PC's with whatever you want - lands, titles, etc., without worrying that they'll somehow try to sell it for magical items.  I can use Sunder on the PC's items without being a complete rat bastard.  They can try to disarm an enemy, take his sword, and be just as effective.  As a player you don't have to worry about getting nerfed because you lose the sword you sank 50,000 GP into. I mean, does Legolas prefer the bow from Lothlorien?  Sure.  Is he at a 5-level disadvantage without it?  No.The boosted progressions are just there to keep the classes in-line with the CR system.  To date, that has been one of the biggest hang-ups for me.Those are independent concepts.This is a complete OT, nit-pick, but I'm pretty sure that wasn't Twain.  I can't recall the name now, but I feel like it was a general in either the American Revolutionary or Civil War writing home to his father.  I feel like it was the Revolutionary because my sense is that it was a Brit.Anyway, my Google skills have failed me, and I can't find the quote.I am of the opinion though that whenever someone comes across a pithy quote of unknown origin, there is a strong urge to attribute it to Mark Twain.  As urges go, this probably isn't the least illogical.</blockquote>

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