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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 3616377" data-attributes="member: 18280">Well said.IMHO, it has been demonstrated conclusively that the &quot;Magic Walmart&quot; is not a myth, that it is sometimes accurate, that some consider it offensive, and that it is shorter (and hence easier to type, and hence a &quot;shorthand&quot; term) than some longer, but more accurate phrases that could spell out exactly what can and cannot be purchased, and where.I think that there is also considerable (but not conclusive) evidence that there is no more a universal &quot;campaign norm&quot; in 3.X than there was in 1e.EDIT:&nbsp; Hussar, a thing is mythical when it doesn't exist, not when it is (questionably) uncommon among a couple dozen posters on an Internet forum.SECOND EDIT:&nbsp; Going back over this thread, I am also struck by the observation that &quot;Magic Walmart&quot; or similar terms are considered offensive (as &quot;slaps&quot; to their game style) only by people who deny the existence of &quot;Magic Walmarts&quot;.&nbsp; Rather as though I said my game had no gumwizzwams, and the only people who were offended were those who thought gumwizzwams didn't exist.&nbsp; Food for thought.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 3616377, member: 18280"] Well said. IMHO, it has been demonstrated conclusively that the "Magic Walmart" is [i]not[/i] a myth, that it is sometimes accurate, that some consider it offensive, and that it is shorter (and hence easier to type, and hence a "shorthand" term) than some longer, but more accurate phrases that could spell out exactly what can and cannot be purchased, and where. I think that there is also considerable (but not conclusive) evidence that there is no more a universal "campaign norm" in 3.X than there was in 1e. EDIT: Hussar, a thing is mythical when it [i]doesn't exist[/i], not when it is (questionably) uncommon among a couple dozen posters on an Internet forum. SECOND EDIT: Going back over this thread, I am also struck by the observation that "Magic Walmart" or similar terms are considered offensive (as "slaps" to their game style) only by people who deny the existence of "Magic Walmarts". Rather as though I said my game had no gumwizzwams, and the only people who were offended were those who thought gumwizzwams didn't exist. Food for thought. [/QUOTE]

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