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<blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 7027182" data-attributes="member: 6775031"><p>The difference between magic items in 5E and magic items in previous editions is that magic items in 5E cannot be priced or purchased. They no longer need to inflate the capabilities of the item in order to justify the price they ask for it, because it's not available at <em>any</em> price, nor is it in competition with other items for your boot slot (since it's highly unlikely that you're going to find more than one pair of magic boots anytime soon).</p><p></p><p>Besides, they aren't <em>objectively</em> terrible. They actually <em>do</em> something useful - they help the slow character keep speed with the rest of the party; and they let you jump across a thirty-foot gap, which would otherwise be an insurmountable obstacle at low levels. They're <em>pretty great</em> for halfling rogues, who can make greater use of both powers. If you want to call them a terrible item, then you should be equally ready to condemn the Gauntlets of Ogre Power, which offer plenty of utility for a wide range of characters even though they aren't useful to Strength-based characters like they were in third edition. </p><p></p><p>The baggage that you are bringing into this game from others games and editions is preventing you from appreciating this item in its appropriate context. If I had the choice between taking these boots and taking nothing, I would take these boots every time, and you can bet that I would find plenty of use for them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Crimson Binome, post: 7027182, member: 6775031"] The difference between magic items in 5E and magic items in previous editions is that magic items in 5E cannot be priced or purchased. They no longer need to inflate the capabilities of the item in order to justify the price they ask for it, because it's not available at [I]any[/I] price, nor is it in competition with other items for your boot slot (since it's highly unlikely that you're going to find more than one pair of magic boots anytime soon). Besides, they aren't [I]objectively[/I] terrible. They actually [I]do[/I] something useful - they help the slow character keep speed with the rest of the party; and they let you jump across a thirty-foot gap, which would otherwise be an insurmountable obstacle at low levels. They're [I]pretty great[/I] for halfling rogues, who can make greater use of both powers. If you want to call them a terrible item, then you should be equally ready to condemn the Gauntlets of Ogre Power, which offer plenty of utility for a wide range of characters even though they aren't useful to Strength-based characters like they were in third edition. The baggage that you are bringing into this game from others games and editions is preventing you from appreciating this item in its appropriate context. If I had the choice between taking these boots and taking nothing, I would take these boots every time, and you can bet that I would find plenty of use for them. [/QUOTE]
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