On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Chas Watkins wrote:

> Thanks for that, but now I'm really confused. I must of misunderstood LORE
> items. I know you can have only one but I thought that made them no drop no
> trade. Can anyone please explain why an item, other than the newbie stuff
> and our summoned hammers might be No Drop. Or if they know of one.

Heh - that's a damned good question! =)

Ostensibly, the reason there are certain NoTrade/NoDrop items is to
prevent farming items out - either through camping or through having
higher level characters obtain quest items for you (for instance,
crafted armor, the Brewer's Compendium, et alia). I don't agree with
the philosophy, but it is something Verant sees as a solution.

Lore Items are just to make sure that people don't go around
dual-wielding the PGT.

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