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<blockquote data-quote="aboyd" data-source="post: 4804928" data-attributes="member: 44797">You didn't seem to be asking for advice about that really, but I'll note what I do in such situations: I say no.&nbsp; Not only do I say no, but I state what I know to be the player's problem, so that they are clear that I'm fine with them having a problem.&nbsp; In other words: &quot;Sorry, it looks like you'll have to make do with something less than ideal.&quot;It's not that I want the players to be unhappy, and nor do I want to actively undermine them.&nbsp; I put in a lot of hours to run a fun game.&nbsp; I don't think of it as a &quot;me vs. them&quot; thing; I'm a referee.&nbsp; But referees have to make judgment calls, and I like my players to know that I'm comfortable with that job.&nbsp; I know I won't always make the happy unbalanced supar fun pun pun decision, and yeah, I'm OK with the fallout from that.Since my players have come onto En World to defend my &quot;magic is limited&quot; viewpoint when I got taken to task for it, I think they respect my decisions.&nbsp; They know I'm trying to have at least a token gesture toward a believable fantasy world.&nbsp; Of course, it may also be that they think I'm entirely nuts and they will stage a mutiny on Saturday.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Also, unrelated to your current comment but related to your OP, here is <a href="http://mrtopp.com/2009/01/29/the-magic-shop-mystery/" target="_blank">a link to a blog post about magic shops</a>.&nbsp; I'm not sure it takes the conversation in a new direction.&nbsp; It's just another viewpoint.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aboyd, post: 4804928, member: 44797"] You didn't seem to be asking for advice about that really, but I'll note what I do in such situations: I say no. Not only do I say no, but I state what I know to be the player's problem, so that they are clear that I'm fine with them having a problem. In other words: "Sorry, it looks like you'll have to make do with something less than ideal." It's not that I want the players to be unhappy, and nor do I want to actively undermine them. I put in a lot of hours to run a fun game. I don't think of it as a "me vs. them" thing; I'm a referee. But referees have to make judgment calls, and I like my players to know that I'm comfortable with that job. I know I won't always make the happy unbalanced supar fun pun pun decision, and yeah, I'm OK with the fallout from that. Since my players have come onto En World to defend my "magic is limited" viewpoint when I got taken to task for it, I think they respect my decisions. They know I'm trying to have at least a token gesture toward a believable fantasy world. Of course, it may also be that they think I'm entirely nuts and they will stage a mutiny on Saturday. :) Also, unrelated to your current comment but related to your OP, here is [url=http://mrtopp.com/2009/01/29/the-magic-shop-mystery/]a link to a blog post about magic shops[/url]. I'm not sure it takes the conversation in a new direction. It's just another viewpoint. [/QUOTE]

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