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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonblade" data-source="post: 1774931" data-attributes="member: 2804">I don't see the problem. Try to avoid &quot;frustrated novelist&quot; syndrome. It can happen to the best DMs.Basically, when the DM wants to force a certain play style or character control on a group that isn't behaving as he/she expects, they get frustrated and look for a &quot;solution&quot; when none is really required. They want everything to be more like some book they read.That just isn't possible when dealing with a group of independent minded individuals. And frankly there usually isn't anything preventing characters in novels from sharing magic items other than author fiat. And oftentimes its very unrealistic and contrived author fiat.The &quot;items require attunement&quot; is a decent solution but your campaign is already ongoing and implementing it now would be very heavy-handed.Really, the best thing to do is work with your group and discuss why what they are doing doesn't feel like fantasy to you. See if they can understand where you are coming from.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dragonblade, post: 1774931, member: 2804"] I don't see the problem. Try to avoid "frustrated novelist" syndrome. It can happen to the best DMs. Basically, when the DM wants to force a certain play style or character control on a group that isn't behaving as he/she expects, they get frustrated and look for a "solution" when none is really required. They want everything to be more like some book they read. That just isn't possible when dealing with a group of independent minded individuals. And frankly there usually isn't anything preventing characters in novels from sharing magic items other than author fiat. And oftentimes its very unrealistic and contrived author fiat. The "items require attunement" is a decent solution but your campaign is already ongoing and implementing it now would be very heavy-handed. Really, the best thing to do is work with your group and discuss why what they are doing doesn't feel like fantasy to you. See if they can understand where you are coming from. [/QUOTE]

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