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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 9114170" data-attributes="member: 42582">Yep, I think I knew that!But if tools/gear are going to matter, it will have to say a bit more than that, won't it? Of course that extra stuff could be flagged as optional, though - as per the concurrent &quot;why can't people acknowledge D&amp;D is a game thread&quot; - there does seem to be some controversy around flagging rules elements as optional.EDIT for an extra sentence or two: the flipside is that if the GM is running the game following the literal method you've set out - ie use DCs of 15, 20 or 25 to manage pacing and keep things moving - then hasn't that GM decided that tools/gear are basically irrelevant as anything but colour? Which is fine - another RPG I really like is Agon 2e, and tools/gear are almost never anything but colour in that system - but maybe it would help for the rulebooks to spell this out. That is, to tell the GM and players &quot;If you're using the approach of setting DCs for pacing and action as per page &lt;XX&gt; of the DMG, then don't bother about the mundane equipment rules. Just describe your PC's look and cut to the action!&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 9114170, member: 42582"] Yep, I think I knew that! But if tools/gear are going to matter, it will have to say a bit more than that, won't it? Of course that extra stuff could be flagged as optional, though - as per the concurrent "why can't people acknowledge D&D is a game thread" - there does seem to be some controversy around flagging rules elements as optional. EDIT for an extra sentence or two: the flipside is that if the GM is running the game following the literal method you've set out - ie use DCs of 15, 20 or 25 to manage pacing and keep things moving - then hasn't that GM decided that tools/gear are basically irrelevant as anything but colour? Which is fine - another RPG I really like is Agon 2e, and tools/gear are almost never anything but colour in that system - but maybe it would help for the rulebooks to spell this out. That is, to tell the GM and players "If you're using the approach of [I]setting DCs for pacing and action[/I] as per page <XX> of the DMG, then don't bother about the mundane equipment rules. Just describe your PC's look and cut to the action!" [/QUOTE]

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