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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Philip" data-source="post: 2460688" data-attributes="member: 10993">Ok to cut a long story short the Fighter (Alignment LN) in my campaign has acquired a flaming, smoke spreading longsword called the Burning Doom. The player of the fighter has decided to keep the sword since a) it grants a STR bonus and b) the fighter is immune to the flame and smoke. The sword doesn't have any control over him or anything but the other players are concerned that their own characters may suffer the effects of the smoke, flame or even the an errant blow of the sword.Would you say this fighter is playing the class of the fighter and the alignment of Lawful Neutral by choosing to use this sword?My Point: sure, disease is dangerous, but so are flaming swords, fireballs spells and a host of other items. Adventuring is dangerous business, regardless of whether. Just because by the rules you cannot be accidentally killed by a blow from your friend's sword, but can be accidentally killed by the monk's gauntlets doesn't make a difference to the characters themselves (unless they are using OOC knowledge).If the Monk chooses to wear/use the gauntlets in places where is is dangerous or not neccessary, then you have another story. That's similar to a fighter brandishing is greatsword inside a crowded bar.</blockquote>