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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 5843684">It's THEIR concept, why am I in charge of when they may evolve it?&nbsp; The chance is there at all times and if they express the desire or I catch it, I'll help them out, but I don't think the DMs position is to lean over to Timmy and say: &quot;Hey, you're an elf warrior, why don't you explore your elven heritage of bow-loving with this shiny new bow!&quot;Now we're talking about two different things.&nbsp; Lets say we invade an evil king's castle.&nbsp; After slaying him and his evil wife, we get to basically raid his loot.&nbsp; From candelabra's to tapestries and paintings, this is essentially &quot;gold&quot;(or a better term from nightwrym, &quot;bling&quot;).&nbsp; Now, a player may want to take this priceless rug and put it on the floor of their own home.&nbsp; That's fine.&nbsp; Another player may want the wife's crystal earrings, that's fine too.&nbsp; But this is well...different than &quot;gear&quot; loot.&nbsp; Within the realm of &quot;non-gear treasure&quot; players can find all sorts of things that they may or may not want.&nbsp; Heck they might even find a way to sell the evil king's castle!But when it comes to gear it's a more tailored option for me.&nbsp; Unless, like I said, the opponent dictates the drops(a leather clad bandit isn't going to drop plate anything), treasure is generally going to be in their benefit.&nbsp; Especially after epic battles with great foes who are more likely to have stored a great variety of treasure.&nbsp; Sure, they might find bows in here too, and someone might decide to explore that option.&nbsp; But they're still going to get at least one thing tailored primarily for their current playstyle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 5843684"] It's THEIR concept, why am I in charge of when they may evolve it? The chance is there at all times and if they express the desire or I catch it, I'll help them out, but I don't think the DMs position is to lean over to Timmy and say: "Hey, you're an elf warrior, why don't you explore your elven heritage of bow-loving with this shiny new bow!" Now we're talking about two different things. Lets say we invade an evil king's castle. After slaying him and his evil wife, we get to basically raid his loot. From candelabra's to tapestries and paintings, this is essentially "gold"(or a better term from nightwrym, "bling"). Now, a player may want to take this priceless rug and put it on the floor of their own home. That's fine. Another player may want the wife's crystal earrings, that's fine too. But this is well...different than "gear" loot. Within the realm of "non-gear treasure" players can find all sorts of things that they may or may not want. Heck they might even find a way to sell the evil king's castle! But when it comes to gear it's a more tailored option for me. Unless, like I said, the opponent dictates the drops(a leather clad bandit isn't going to drop plate anything), treasure is generally going to be in their benefit. Especially after epic battles with great foes who are more likely to have stored a great variety of treasure. Sure, they might find bows in here too, and someone might decide to explore that option. But they're still going to get at least one thing tailored primarily for their current playstyle. [/QUOTE]

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