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<blockquote data-quote="Philotomy Jurament" data-source="post: 5070593" data-attributes="member: 20854">As DM, did you decide on a use for it?&nbsp; Just curious, since the rules leave that open and up to you.Curious what you decided, here, too.&nbsp; In my game, standard rations spoil just like normal food, but if taken into a dungeon that is a <a href="http://www.philotomy.com/#dungeon" target="_blank">mythic underworld</a>, they will spoil within hours.&nbsp; I allow iron rations to last indefinitely, and to remain unspoiled in the underworld.FWIW, Moldvay Basic does have some of the &quot;silver weapons to hit&quot; monsters, but a new player would need to read through all the monster descriptions to know that.(Wolfsbane is a similar &quot;what's that for&quot; item.)I'd let players buy an expensive silvered sword if they wanted to (although they might have to hunt one down, or commission one).&nbsp; What would you do? (I'd let them buy other stuff that's not on the list, too.&nbsp; I consider the equipment list a reference of typical gear/prices, but wouldn't rule out the possibility of other purchases.)I'd consider those great questions, from a player.&nbsp; &quot;Whatever you can think of using them for…&quot; should spur exactly the kind of thinking that I hope to see in a D&amp;D game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Philotomy Jurament, post: 5070593, member: 20854"] As DM, did you decide on a use for it? Just curious, since the rules leave that open and up to you. Curious what you decided, here, too. In my game, standard rations spoil just like normal food, but if taken into a dungeon that is a [url=http://www.philotomy.com/#dungeon]mythic underworld[/url], they will spoil within hours. I allow iron rations to last indefinitely, and to remain unspoiled in the underworld. FWIW, Moldvay Basic does have some of the "silver weapons to hit" monsters, but a new player would need to read through all the monster descriptions to know that. (Wolfsbane is a similar "what's that for" item.) I'd let players buy an expensive silvered sword if they wanted to (although they might have to hunt one down, or commission one). What would you do? (I'd let them buy other stuff that's not on the list, too. I consider the equipment list a reference of typical gear/prices, but wouldn't rule out the possibility of other purchases.) I'd consider those great questions, from a player. "Whatever you can think of using them for…" should spur exactly the kind of thinking that I hope to see in a D&D game. [/QUOTE]

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