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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6081919" data-attributes="member: 22779">Well, it's perhaps a whole lot magic heavy, but, heh.&nbsp; The thing is, this isn't planning, it's dividing up the spoils.&nbsp; The party has returned from the dungeon with the loot and now it's time to split things up, even down to the elf rolling dice&nbsp; - presumably highest roll gets first pick.&nbsp; I know we played that way for a very long time in AD&amp;D when you wound up with piles of loot that everyone could use.I don't see it very much in 3e or 4e because both systems tend to hand out far fewer magic items.&nbsp; I mean, in just that picture, you've got 5 magic items to split between 4 PC's.&nbsp; When's the last time your group hauled five new magic items at one time?&nbsp; Other than maybe potions or scrolls, I can't remember the last time I saw more than a couple of magic items in an entire adventure.&nbsp; Other than in the double digit level stuff.Anyway, I'm going off on a tangent here.The point is, the whole &quot;Let's plan the heck out of stuff, down to counting ounces&quot; isn't something you see in S&amp;S fiction.&nbsp; Not that they never plan.&nbsp; That's not what I mean.&nbsp; Just that you don't see extended planning sessions like you typically see in the &quot;'let's look up the weight limits of our stuff!', everyone is referencing books to find new spells to use, style of play&quot;.Granted, I LIKE that style of play.&nbsp; It makes my inner wargamer sit up and start to drool.&nbsp; But, it's pretty far removed from the inspirational fiction.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6081919, member: 22779"] Well, it's perhaps a whole lot magic heavy, but, heh. The thing is, this isn't planning, it's dividing up the spoils. The party has returned from the dungeon with the loot and now it's time to split things up, even down to the elf rolling dice - presumably highest roll gets first pick. I know we played that way for a very long time in AD&D when you wound up with piles of loot that everyone could use. I don't see it very much in 3e or 4e because both systems tend to hand out far fewer magic items. I mean, in just that picture, you've got 5 magic items to split between 4 PC's. When's the last time your group hauled five new magic items at one time? Other than maybe potions or scrolls, I can't remember the last time I saw more than a couple of magic items in an entire adventure. Other than in the double digit level stuff. Anyway, I'm going off on a tangent here. The point is, the whole "Let's plan the heck out of stuff, down to counting ounces" isn't something you see in S&S fiction. Not that they never plan. That's not what I mean. Just that you don't see extended planning sessions like you typically see in the "'let's look up the weight limits of our stuff!', everyone is referencing books to find new spells to use, style of play". Granted, I LIKE that style of play. It makes my inner wargamer sit up and start to drool. But, it's pretty far removed from the inspirational fiction. [/QUOTE]

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