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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Plemmons" data-source="post: 1806105" data-attributes="member: 1287">I completely understand your argument - the problem is that your thoughts are one edge of a two-edged sword.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; I'll explain this below...Naturally, there are some things about the KPG I probably shouldn't discuss, since WotC had a hand in determining/approving how powerful the weapons and armor listed there could be.Of course, even when WotC is not involved (or tangentially involved - i.e. <a href="http://www.kenzerco.com/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=16685" target="_blank">Goods and Gear</a> once having been the official KoK Arms and Equipment Guide draft), their influence is heavily felt.For example, the PHB being the standard by which all D&amp;D weapons are judged.&nbsp; (Here's that two-edged sword.)&nbsp; If all the Goods and Gear weapons were more powerful than the PHB versions, we'd get accused of&nbsp; pandering to munchkins and powergamers.&nbsp; If they were all less powerful, we'd be accused of making pointless weapons.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Hence, we decided that Goods and Gear should present hundreds of weapons, armor, items and much more that are culturally and regionally sound.&nbsp; Yes, some are weaker than their PHB counterparts, and some are more powerful, while others have nearly identical statistics, and others are completely different.&nbsp; Whether that's a bad thing or not depends on your point of view, but there's no question that it really expands both player and DM knowledge of the campaign world, and makes their characters seem that much more real.&nbsp; And that's never a bad thing.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark Plemmons, post: 1806105, member: 1287"] I completely understand your argument - the problem is that your thoughts are one edge of a two-edged sword. :) I'll explain this below... Naturally, there are some things about the KPG I probably shouldn't discuss, since WotC had a hand in determining/approving how powerful the weapons and armor listed there could be. Of course, even when WotC is not involved (or tangentially involved - i.e. [URL=http://www.kenzerco.com/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=16685]Goods and Gear[/URL] once having been the official KoK Arms and Equipment Guide draft), their influence is heavily felt. For example, the PHB being the standard by which all D&D weapons are judged. (Here's that two-edged sword.) If all the Goods and Gear weapons were more powerful than the PHB versions, we'd get accused of pandering to munchkins and powergamers. If they were all less powerful, we'd be accused of making pointless weapons. :) Hence, we decided that Goods and Gear should present hundreds of weapons, armor, items and much more that are culturally and regionally sound. Yes, some are weaker than their PHB counterparts, and some are more powerful, while others have nearly identical statistics, and others are completely different. Whether that's a bad thing or not depends on your point of view, but there's no question that it really expands both player and DM knowledge of the campaign world, and makes their characters seem that much more real. And that's never a bad thing. :) [/QUOTE]

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