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<blockquote data-quote="KenHood" data-source="post: 4833909" data-attributes="member: 4413">And then there's the issue of characters like Palindrome, who pack-rats anything he can steal. He's got a few magic items that don't do anything game-wise and would probably sell for decent GP, but he's too much of hoarding mentality to dispense with them.That said...I prefer to think of the parcels as guidelines, not laws. When you try to legislate everything and create a 'fair' system, you end up increasing the workload on players, DM's, and judges. Like the old saying goes, &quot;Players that dwell on making sure everything works exactly right suffer a -5 penalty to the Will defense against attacks from hobgoblins.&quot; (&quot;A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.&quot; -- Emerson)I think a DM that knows the players can get around all of this and set up fair dispensations of treasure. There's a powerful human element in the game structure that can smooth out these problems in-character, through play.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KenHood, post: 4833909, member: 4413"] And then there's the issue of characters like Palindrome, who pack-rats anything he can steal. He's got a few magic items that don't do anything game-wise and would probably sell for decent GP, but he's too much of hoarding mentality to dispense with them. That said... I prefer to think of the parcels as guidelines, not laws. When you try to legislate everything and create a 'fair' system, you end up increasing the workload on players, DM's, and judges. Like the old saying goes, "Players that dwell on making sure everything works exactly right suffer a -5 penalty to the Will defense against attacks from hobgoblins." ("A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." -- Emerson) I think a DM that knows the players can get around all of this and set up fair dispensations of treasure. There's a powerful human element in the game structure that can smooth out these problems in-character, through play. [/QUOTE]

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