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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 7725290" data-attributes="member: 42582"><p>It doesn't seem crass to me. From the point of view of fiction creation, t's a fairly simple form of shared content introduction. From the point of view of mechanical balance, it makes sure that items play a useful role in PC build (by letting the players build the PCs they want to play).</p><p></p><p>If a player wants the GM to surprise him/her, s/he can always say so!</p><p></p><p>DMG 2 - Sep, 2009. DSCG - Aug, 2010.</p><p></p><p>In any event, the idea that I can't replace item drops on a DMG-specified timetable with a metaphorical "drop" of the same bonuses (but inherent) and on the same timetable is bizarre.</p><p></p><p>The first magic items acquired in my 4e game (early 2009) were gifts to the PCs from NPCs they helped, not items looted from monsters. I don't think that WotC has ever published such advice about how to supply PCs with items, except in the 3E Oriental Adventures book. I don't think I was breaking any rules in doing it, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 7725290, member: 42582"] It doesn't seem crass to me. From the point of view of fiction creation, t's a fairly simple form of shared content introduction. From the point of view of mechanical balance, it makes sure that items play a useful role in PC build (by letting the players build the PCs they want to play). If a player wants the GM to surprise him/her, s/he can always say so! DMG 2 - Sep, 2009. DSCG - Aug, 2010. In any event, the idea that I can't replace item drops on a DMG-specified timetable with a metaphorical "drop" of the same bonuses (but inherent) and on the same timetable is bizarre. The first magic items acquired in my 4e game (early 2009) were gifts to the PCs from NPCs they helped, not items looted from monsters. I don't think that WotC has ever published such advice about how to supply PCs with items, except in the 3E Oriental Adventures book. I don't think I was breaking any rules in doing it, though. [/QUOTE]
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