"Mundane" can mean either. Denotatively, it means common or banal. Connotatively, it often implies non-magical, where another option exists. That said, I wasn't trying to play pedant, and have no desire to do so. I've just been in a couple of recent conversations about alchemical healing.
Taken as "common", I definitely agree with the statement. I let PCs in my game go shopping for vanilla potions of healing without much hassle and at a standard price of 50 gold. Of course, I've been running Eberron for most of 5E. Now that we're doing Curse of Strahd, it'll play out a bit differently.
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appreciate the advice
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"Mundane" can mean either. Denotatively, it means common or banal. Connotatively, it often implies non-magical, where another option exists. That said, I wasn't trying to play pedant, and have no desire to do so. I've just been in a couple of recent conversations about alchemical healing.
Taken as "common", I definitely agree with the statement. I let PCs in my game go shopping for vanilla potions of healing without much hassle and at a standard price of 50 gold. Of course, I've been running Eberron for most of 5E. Now that we're doing Curse of Strahd, it'll play out a bit differently.
Mundane in its typical usage means non-magical. I have actually never heard the term used to define everyday items (including magical ones).
While I understood what he was talking about, it could be a very confusing statement.