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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Turner" data-source="post: 4369517" data-attributes="member: 12329">You're still stuck in blinkered 3.x/computer gaming ways of thinking.&nbsp; In 4e, there's no need to give a monster a +5 Longsword of Doom.&nbsp; Monsters and PCs don't use the same rules.&nbsp; You don't need to give a monster, even a monster that's an NPC, a +5 Longsword of Doom in order for the monster to be an effective challenge.&nbsp; So the only reason to give a monster (NPC or otherwise) a +5 Longsword of Doom to wield if there's already an important story reason for the monster to have it.&nbsp; The Longsword is probably a quest item of some kind.&nbsp; In other words, you've already guaranteed that the Longsword is going to be loot, obviating the need to contrive the Longsword's disappearance.&nbsp; Of course, if the Longsword isn't important to the story, then there's no reason to even describe it to the players.&nbsp; It's not a +5 Longsword of Doom, it's just the sword that Lord Darkness, the vile death knight, uses to slice foes in half.&nbsp; This is 4e; a monster's abilities are inherent in the creature, not the items it wields.If anyone's throwing around strawmen, it's you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dave Turner, post: 4369517, member: 12329"] You're still stuck in blinkered 3.x/computer gaming ways of thinking. In 4e, there's no need to give a monster a +5 Longsword of Doom. Monsters and PCs don't use the same rules. You don't need to give a monster, even a monster that's an NPC, a +5 Longsword of Doom in order for the monster to be an effective challenge. So the only reason to give a monster (NPC or otherwise) a +5 Longsword of Doom to wield if there's already an important story reason for the monster to have it. The Longsword is probably a quest item of some kind. In other words, you've already guaranteed that the Longsword is going to be loot, obviating the need to contrive the Longsword's disappearance. Of course, if the Longsword isn't important to the story, then there's no reason to even describe it to the players. It's not a +5 Longsword of Doom, it's just the sword that Lord Darkness, the vile death knight, uses to slice foes in half. This is 4e; a monster's abilities are inherent in the creature, not the items it wields. If anyone's throwing around strawmen, it's you. [/QUOTE]

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