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#1 Marendithas_the_Necro Dec 23, 2011 12:08:47	Hi guys, I'm wondering about something : I have 4 players in my new campaign of Dark Sun, and I want to use the fixed enhancement bonus. Like they say in the Dark Sun campaign setting, I should remove the parcels granting the highest level and lowest-level magic items (parcels 1 and 4). I agree with that, but my real questionning is : do I have to use the rule said in the DMG which says that with groups of 4 you should remove the 3th parcel ? So my group would have only 1 parcel of magic items each level, with some gold in potions, alchemical items and maybe a boon every once in a while. I know it's Dark Sun and I'm totally for it, but I'm wondering if my characters will survive this. So what do you think ? I should stay with 1 parcel each level because my group is made of 4 adventurers ? OR I shouldn't consider the things said in the DMG about groups of 4 and stay with what Dark Sun said : remove the highest and lowest parcel of magic items ? Plz help with me with that problem !
#2 Raddu76 Dec 23, 2011 20:35:26	In the Ashes of Athas organized play the PCs dont have any magic items except a healing potion and they get along fine. Fixed Enhancement bonuses make it so the characters depends on themselves rather than their items. In my home campaign I dont give out very many and when I do, they're usually consumables or boons.   So my advice is give them what's cool, dont give them items because you feel you have to.
#3 Marendithas_the_Necro Dec 24, 2011 0:27:35	Oh thank you, nice advice ! I'll try to give them what I think they deserve and what is cool instead of giving items I feel I have to give.