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From: gs@mit-eddie.UUCP (Gordon Strong)
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Subject: Re: What does "medium rich magic" mean?  How does my campaign compare?
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Date: Sun, 9-Oct-83 21:03:26 EDT
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I would call it an "extremely rich magic" level campaign.
Do you give out a magic item every time something is killed?
Do you give out new items just to see what they can do?
I cannot realisticly see myself playing in such a campaign.
Do you also let them do spell research?  Have you come up
with 12th level magic spells yet?  How about tactical nukes?
In games I have played in (the most enjoyable ones, at least)
have had slow advancement with little new magic.  This developed
the players, not the characters.  Anyone can play a character
that has more firepower that a battlestar.  It takes true playing
ability to play a character that is down to but a few items and
very little magic.  I'd like to see how your players would hold
up in a organized contest (like at a convention).  You'd soon find
that your players were losing a lot more than they were used to.
Just imagine what it would be like to meet a party similar to yours.
Would you think it realistic?  Does it make sense in the context of
things in your world?  A good DM and a well-run campaign will give
you hours and hours of satisfaction, not just sheets and sheets of
magic items.

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Gordon Strong
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