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<blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 9112958" data-attributes="member: 3400">I agree. This is why it's kind of hard to look at mundane gear and get too detailed with it rather than let the DM just make a ruling. That said, I'm glad the equipment exists in the PH as a reminder for the PCs to consider them when kitting themselves up for adventure. It adds a bit of reasonability and verisimilitude to the proceedings which helps to ground the character into a realized setting - at the very least, you can say you have a mess kit for sitting around the campfire even if you never declare its use and it has no mechanical expression in the rules (beyond a bit of cost and encumbrance).If anything, I think a bit more coverage of environmental hazards in the DMG wouldn't be a bad thing. It doesn't have to be nearly as detailed as the WSG. But perhaps a bit on how the environment affects long rests and how shelter, like a tent, can ameliorate the effect of heavy rain and cold. The DMG wouldn't hurt for having a bit more on wilderness survival.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="billd91, post: 9112958, member: 3400"] I agree. This is why it's kind of hard to look at mundane gear and get too detailed with it rather than let the DM just make a ruling. That said, I'm glad the equipment exists in the PH as a reminder for the PCs to consider them when kitting themselves up for adventure. It adds a bit of reasonability and verisimilitude to the proceedings which helps to ground the character into a realized setting - at the very least, you can say you have a mess kit for sitting around the campfire even if you never declare its use and it has no mechanical expression in the rules (beyond a bit of cost and encumbrance). If anything, I think a bit more coverage of environmental hazards in the DMG wouldn't be a bad thing. It doesn't have to be nearly as detailed as the WSG. But perhaps a bit on how the environment affects long rests and how shelter, like a tent, can ameliorate the effect of heavy rain and cold. The DMG wouldn't hurt for having a bit more on wilderness survival. [/QUOTE]

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