What to do with your stuff...

[azato]

What does an adventurer do when he goes to town and be normal for a bit. He has expensive armour and for a short period of time he does not want to wear (nobody wants to wear it full time). So, what does he do with it when he goes for supper? Does he leave it in his room? What if he has magical stuff?

[Old Man]

Doesn't said adventurer have friends?

[Captain Obvious]

Typically lock it up in the room. If there's no lock, or no private room, then you're staying at the wrong place.

I'm sure there are places that will hold that sort of stuff for a fee, though. Like a bank.

[azato]

I was wondering if you would merely go to a better Inn and perhaps they would have guards for hire (babysitters).

[azato]

Doesn't said adventurer have friends?

Maybe after slaying the big bad guy they all want to go out for some dinner. Or perhaps just general living while in town.

[Thia Halmades]

I would think that in a society where such things are common, the PC could likely take their stuff to a bank and have it both held & insured. Of course, this also creates a new plot hook, especially if their stuff has been stolen from said bank while they're in town.

If you want to set it up further, make sure there's a truly detested NPC whom they have helping them. But that's more drama than most people want. Point being - they can keep it in a bank. If there's a Priest in the party, the local Cathedral will also have a decent security staff.

[Outsider]

Lackeys, henchmen, or apprentices might be around to keep an eye on the stuff while the master is off on some social engagement, too.

[Dale A. Ward]

The innkeeper would be more than happy to set his boy to watching your door... for a few coppers.

[keithcurtis]

Most FRPG characters I have known carry every material item they own strapped to their bodies at all times. They even sleep in their armor. Some even insist they never sheath their sword or unstring their bow.

Keith "Twelve bags of holding" Curtis

[Lemurion]

Most FRPG characters I have known carry every material item they own strapped to their bodies at all times. They even sleep in their armor. Some even insist they never sheath their sword or unstring their bow.

Keith "Twelve bags of holding" Curtis

This is why they all have to have magic bows, as normal ones won't stand up to that. This is ignoring the fact the sword will rust-- and they won't be able to eat because the sword is in one hand and the bow in the other at all times.

Or maybe they strap the bare steel to their body?

[assault]

Hopefully your host won't breach the laws of hospitality and steal from his/her guests. If he does, he will probably try to kill you too. Either way, you are in serious trouble.

Once you escape, you should raise an army, come back and burn his city/castle to the ground. And hopefully retrieve your stuff.

(If you ever have to stay at an Inn, you are probably too far from home.)

[Lemurion]

I find it really depends on the characters and games. I prefer to set a tone that things in inns are usually fairly safe (the inn pays off the thieves' guild) so that players will leave things in their rooms.

If you want the players to do something such as walk around without weapons and armor 24/7 it's important not to punish them for following your wishes. If the first time they do it everything get's taken it's your own fault that they want to carry everything with them all the time. Give them a chance to leave things safely and you'll get characters who will do so; at least some of the time. But to do this, you have to start it that way. The tone you set at the beginning of the campaign will follow through to the rest.

[ghost-angel]

I would think that in a society where such things are common, the PC could likely take their stuff to a bank and have it both held & insured. Of course, this also creates a new plot hook, especially if their stuff has been stolen from said bank while they're in town.

If you want to set it up further, make sure there's a truly detested NPC whom they have helping them. But that's more drama than most people want. Point being - they can keep it in a bank. If there's a Priest in the party, the local Cathedral will also have a decent security staff.

wait .... does this mean we can stop bank robberies in Fantasy Hero now too?


sweet! It's the plot that never dies!

[BobGreenwade]

If the PC is rich enough, he can have a wizard enchant a hollow-chested iron golem to act as sort of a walking treasure chest and personal bodyguard.

(Of course, said wizard could always have a "failsafe" wherein the golem, upon receiving a certain monetary value of goods, gets up and takes it all back to himself... but we don't want the story to get too complicated. Or do we?)

[Thia Halmades]

So long as your society is advanced enough to support banks, then yes, absolutely, you can foil medieval bank robbies. Go nuts.