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<blockquote data-quote="Crothian" data-source="post: 1868480" data-attributes="member: 232">What the games says verse what happens in a game session are two different things.&nbsp; We all know that.&nbsp; And not all RPGs say that you should have fun.&nbsp; But people do anyone.&nbsp; Just like looting, people do it but the books don't tell you to.&nbsp; What other underlying assumptions are there?&nbsp; These books are written for people new to the hobby as well as who have been in for years.&nbsp; They are written for an international audience as well.&nbsp; If these unwriutten assumptions are intended, then they messed yup becasue no everyone will make the same assumptions.&nbsp; Why is it logical to assume looting?&nbsp; Everyone is doing that, and I'm just asking why.&nbsp; Just becasue its fantasy and that's what people did in the old days?&nbsp; Didn't see much looting in Tolkien or other traditional fantasy.&nbsp; In Medival days there were laws against it and people who did where looked down on as criminals.&nbsp; I never assumed that looting the dead was needed.&nbsp; I know people do it, but I run a game where the players don't.&nbsp; I imagine I'm the exception to the rule in that regard.&nbsp; But I digress, looting is only a part of D&amp;D in you place it there because it sure isn't there as I read the books.&nbsp; Creative DMs can easily have other ways to reward the players, and many people on these boards probalby have.&nbsp; But looting is the easiest and most direct way.&nbsp; I won't argue that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crothian, post: 1868480, member: 232"] What the games says verse what happens in a game session are two different things. We all know that. And not all RPGs say that you should have fun. But people do anyone. Just like looting, people do it but the books don't tell you to. What other underlying assumptions are there? These books are written for people new to the hobby as well as who have been in for years. They are written for an international audience as well. If these unwriutten assumptions are intended, then they messed yup becasue no everyone will make the same assumptions. Why is it logical to assume looting? Everyone is doing that, and I'm just asking why. Just becasue its fantasy and that's what people did in the old days? Didn't see much looting in Tolkien or other traditional fantasy. In Medival days there were laws against it and people who did where looked down on as criminals. I never assumed that looting the dead was needed. I know people do it, but I run a game where the players don't. I imagine I'm the exception to the rule in that regard. But I digress, looting is only a part of D&D in you place it there because it sure isn't there as I read the books. Creative DMs can easily have other ways to reward the players, and many people on these boards probalby have. But looting is the easiest and most direct way. I won't argue that. [/QUOTE]

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