backpack? and some other minor confussion thx

[MunchkinMan]

You can play Items to the table as unused. That's why there's no rule specifically saying that they must be used first. Otherwise, you'd never be able to play Items your Class/Race/etc. couldn't use, or one-shot Items to the table.

And, I'll state again: We do not want people using the term backpack on these forums. It's not an official game term and, since I've seen 3 or 4 different definitions of that term used on these forums and back on the old mailing list (now defunct), I'd prefer to avoid the confusion going forward. You and everyone else are more than welcome to do what they want at home, but here, we have to worry about consistency.