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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 7332335" data-attributes="member: 12731">Hey, hey, let's back up for a sec. The existing system, for all its flaws, make player characters feature a wide variety of magic items. To me, that's a huge plus and something worth keeping. In contrast, the XGE system seems to result in a very narrow non-variety of items, since you have only so many purchase points, and each time you go for a "atmosphere" item the oppotunity cost is large: not getting a generally useful item.The question isn't "who in their right mind would choose an X over an Y?"The question is "why should those who prefer X have to pay the huge cost of not getting an Y?"---That said, I remain convinced that out of all possible pricing systems, the rarity-based treasure tables of the DMG comes close to being the worst.If nothing else, I sincerely hope the AL admins are aware of the Sane magic prices document, and uses it to make sure an item costing upwards of two hundred times as much as another item doesn't end up on the same table (as is the case for the DMG treasure tables).This can be done entirely behind the scenes, and no actual gold values need be revealed to the community. (Indeed, all that matters is tier categorization and treasure point cost)Do note: I do realize AL might not go for a by-the-book XGE implementation, and I assume you do too. So to an extent, this is a theoretical question. Thank you.</blockquote>