Excerpt: Economies [merged]

[jackston2]

I like how exciting potions are now.

 

[GnomeWorks]

In before the "ZOMG 4E = WoW!" comments.

EDIT: Never mind....

Honestly, though, it does seem like a rather apt comparison.

And I'll stress, again, that it isn't necessarily a bad thing. WoW's enchanting system is pretty solid, and having something along those lines seems like a good call.

 

[Rechan]

Life 100000g

I really want to know if 'Life' means bringing the dead back to life, or is just some huge health value.

Either it's a poition of Heal IV, or a Phoenix Down.

 

[pawsplay]

Odd. I notice that the Major Quest xp is equal to a creature of that equal level (because you're supposed to divide it by the number of PCs involved).

A 1st level monster: 100xp.
1st level Major quest for 4 PCs: 400 (400/4=100x).

It's far more efficient to just kill monsters than undergo quests, as a multi-session quest = 1 level-appropriate encounter.

Yeah, I hate that about City of Heroes... um, I mean, 4e's XP system, too.

 

[Dinkeldog]

Disenchanting a magic item into a component that can then be used in later enchanting.

 

[pawsplay]

Either it's a poition of Heal IV, or a Phoenix Down.

Or a potion of having twins and selling your life insurance policy.

 

[ppaladin123]

I suppose that was first introduced into d&d with the artificer's ability to reclaim XP from magic items for crafting purposes. I'm glad they included this as a general ritual. It should cut down on the "aww, not another +1 scimitar!" effect.

 

[Kordeth]

Odd. I notice that the Major Quest xp is equal to a creature of that equal level (because you're supposed to divide it by the number of PCs involved).

A 1st level monster: 100xp.
1st level Major quest for 4 PCs: 400 (400/4=100x).

It's far more efficient to just kill monsters than undergo quests, as a multi-session quest = 1 level-appropriate encounter.

Except that quest rewards and monster rewards aren't mutually exclusive, so the correct statement is "it's far more efficient to go on quests to kill monsters than to just roam the countryside killing monsters at random."

 

[jackston2]

Well, we used to get nothing from quests.

 

[Shroomy]

I suppose that was first introduced into d&d with the artificer's ability to reclaim XP from magic items for crafting purposes. I'm glad they included this as a general ritual. It should cut down on the "aww, not another +1 scimitar!" effect.

The system only parcelling out four magic items per level should cut down on tha (that and the way equipment bonuses work with monsters!)