New Posts For Thread: So ... my DM doesn't let us buy items ... ever ... what do I do?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29137011/So_..._my_DM_doesnt_let_us_buy_items_..._ever_..._what_do_I_doThis is kind of an odd question but I need some help. My DM (who I have played with over the past several years) has recently decided to do what he refers to as "de-monetizing" our campeign. Basically what this boils down to is that we can no longerI read through some of replies to this thread but not all so I apologize if I am repeating something that was already posted.I can see his point of your characters not being able to know all the available itmes and equpment that might be available inhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29137011/So_..._my_DM_doesnt_let_us_buy_items_..._ever_..._what_do_I_do?post_id=520947035#520947035I read through some of replies to this thread but not all so I apologize if I am repeating something that was already posted.I can see his point of your characters not being able to know all the available itmes and equpment that might be available inSun, 17 Jun 2012 21:07:21 -0500ask your DM to consider player requests.for example, tell your DM that you'd like to see a flaming weapon, or a quicksilver weapon, or whatever, and trust him to consider the request and put it in if he deems it appropriate.if, however, one of the chhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29137011/So_..._my_DM_doesnt_let_us_buy_items_..._ever_..._what_do_I_do?post_id=520488763#520488763ask your DM to consider player requests.for example, tell your DM that you'd like to see a flaming weapon, or a quicksilver weapon, or whatever, and trust him to consider the request and put it in if he deems it appropriate.if, however, one of the chTue, 05 Jun 2012 12:36:38 -0500@house88I don't think its wrong for the DM to pick rewards, but he's also removed the way for players to cannabalize items they think are poor into items they would prefer (demonitized game).http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29137011/So_..._my_DM_doesnt_let_us_buy_items_..._ever_..._what_do_I_do?post_id=520438139#520438139@house88I don't think its wrong for the DM to pick rewards, but he's also removed the way for players to cannabalize items they think are poor into items they would prefer (demonitized game).Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:17:10 -0500I wouldn't say it's *wrong* for a DM to choose what loot goes out. No more *wrong* than it is for players to expect to pick and choose their gear.Just a different type of game. Personally, I like the random loot drops.However, the OP clearly prefereshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29137011/So_..._my_DM_doesnt_let_us_buy_items_..._ever_..._what_do_I_do?post_id=520348939#520348939I wouldn't say it's *wrong* for a DM to choose what loot goes out. No more *wrong* than it is for players to expect to pick and choose their gear.Just a different type of game. Personally, I like the random loot drops.However, the OP clearly preferesSat, 02 Jun 2012 00:22:12 -0500+1 to the wishlist idea. My dm used to just do random loot generation but it doesn't really pan out at all. Him picking items for players just sounds wrong in my opinion. we've been using wishlists for half a year now and its great (though now we havhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29137011/So_..._my_DM_doesnt_let_us_buy_items_..._ever_..._what_do_I_do?post_id=520333315#520333315+1 to the wishlist idea. My dm used to just do random loot generation but it doesn't really pan out at all. Him picking items for players just sounds wrong in my opinion. we've been using wishlists for half a year now and its great (though now we havFri, 01 Jun 2012 13:30:25 -0500