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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 7602950" data-attributes="member: 42582">I think your GM was meant to say &quot;He seems to be truthful&quot;!Whether that's mere semantic sleight of hand, or a substantive compliance with a principle for allocating narrative authority, I'm not sure.Well, quite.There's always been some ambiguity in how D&amp;D presents its equipment rules: is the starting gp total a resource pool for equippage-by-way-of-points-buy (which is how I've always done it) or is it itself a piece of equipment, to be used in an episode of play that involves buying stuff?I assume that the rules are intended to accommodate both styles, as well as allowing the equipment list to serve as an element of setting as well as a set of points-buy rules. There are systems that handle this differently - eg Burning Wheel has points buy for starting gear, but a completely different mechanic for resolving the acquisition of gear during play.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 7602950, member: 42582"] I think your GM was meant to say "He seems to be truthful"! Whether that's mere semantic sleight of hand, or a substantive compliance with a principle for allocating narrative authority, I'm not sure. Well, quite. There's always been some ambiguity in how D&D presents its equipment rules: is the starting gp total a resource pool for equippage-by-way-of-points-buy (which is how I've always done it) or is it itself a piece of equipment, to be used in an episode of play that involves buying stuff? I assume that the rules are intended to accommodate both styles, as well as allowing the equipment list to serve as an element of setting as well as a set of points-buy rules. There are systems that handle this differently - eg Burning Wheel has points buy for starting gear, but a completely different mechanic for resolving the acquisition of gear during play. [/QUOTE]

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