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<blockquote data-quote="gizmo33" data-source="post: 3150181" data-attributes="member: 30001">In my gaming style, DnD is a resource management game.&nbsp; PCs look for wealth, they make important and tough decisions about spending money.&nbsp; They protect their stuff from theft.&nbsp; They make tough decisions about whether or not to use potions, scrolls, et. al.&nbsp; They make meaningful decisions about what to share, what to sacrifice, what to sell.&nbsp; Finding or losing stuff matters.&nbsp; Finding a big pile of cash in one encounter doesn't mean the DM is going to start manipulating wealth levels in the next encounter.&nbsp; Using a potion in an encounter doesn't mean the DM is going to hand you one before the next.&nbsp; If my adventurer bursts through the door of some old chamber and finds a priceless ruby, then I basically know that I can stop looking for treasure since I've exceed my wealth level.&nbsp; If a street urchin steals that ruby later on, I can pretty much sit back and wait for the DM to dump a new one in my lap.&nbsp; Where's the &quot;adventure&quot; in that?&nbsp; Seems like a joke.&quot;DM audits&quot; and guarranteed levels of wealth makes resource management pointless, though I guess resource management is just one possible aspect of the game.&nbsp; IMO auditing wealth is one step away from getting rid of dice.&nbsp; Getting rid of the &quot;dungeon&quot; - just step PCs through a series of encounters, and with each one say &quot;you lose a resource point, and gain a wealth point&quot;.&nbsp; Why bother rolling dice or presenting choices to the players when in the long-term it's just a facade?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gizmo33, post: 3150181, member: 30001"] In my gaming style, DnD is a resource management game. PCs look for wealth, they make important and tough decisions about spending money. They protect their stuff from theft. They make tough decisions about whether or not to use potions, scrolls, et. al. They make meaningful decisions about what to share, what to sacrifice, what to sell. Finding or losing stuff matters. Finding a big pile of cash in one encounter doesn't mean the DM is going to start manipulating wealth levels in the next encounter. Using a potion in an encounter doesn't mean the DM is going to hand you one before the next. If my adventurer bursts through the door of some old chamber and finds a priceless ruby, then I basically know that I can stop looking for treasure since I've exceed my wealth level. If a street urchin steals that ruby later on, I can pretty much sit back and wait for the DM to dump a new one in my lap. Where's the "adventure" in that? Seems like a joke. "DM audits" and guarranteed levels of wealth makes resource management pointless, though I guess resource management is just one possible aspect of the game. IMO auditing wealth is one step away from getting rid of dice. Getting rid of the "dungeon" - just step PCs through a series of encounters, and with each one say "you lose a resource point, and gain a wealth point". Why bother rolling dice or presenting choices to the players when in the long-term it's just a facade? [/QUOTE]

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