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Message: <blockquote data-quote="irdeggman" data-source="post: 3758782" data-attributes="member: 16285">Hmm so it is an acceptable practice to play in a group that deliberatly deprives one member of his/her "share" of treasure?I would leave that playing group rather quickly myself.And there is actually a whole lot more to being an ascetic/VoP character than meerly self-denial:Chapter One – The Nature of Being Good.See the entire chapter for the underlying aspects of “good”.Chapter Three – Variant RulesPg 29 Tithes and Offering“Good characters give money from the treasure they acquire to temples, orders, and charitable organizations. Some characters are required to do so (see Voluntary Poverty, below), while others just do it because it is the right thing to do.”Pg 30-31 “Other ramifications of poverty”“An ascetic character must be as extreme in works of charity as she is in self-denial. The majority of her share of party treasure (or profits from the sale thereof) should be donated to the needy, either directly (equipping rescued captives with gear taken from their fallen captors) or indirectly (making a large donation to a temple noted for its work among the poor).”So an ascetic character "must" demand his/her share of treasure so that he/she can "help out the poor and those who need". A VoP character further more must give away an even larger portion of his/her share (pretty much all of it).Chapter One of BoED defines the "Nature of Being Good" this is an important read for any game that allows its use.  This is because the very nature of ascetic play is based on this definition (which is by its very nature an extreme one). If this is not done then the entire concept of ascetics are lost and it will poorly be implemented.  This another reasont that there are numerous "warnings" on the requirement of mature player for using this book (and its companion (BoVD).Some useful information from WotC on VoP:Save My Game articles:<a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sg/20060609a" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sg/20060609a</a><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sg/20060616a" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sg/20060616a</a></blockquote>

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