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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ccooke" data-source="post: 6418182" data-attributes="member: 6695890">The existence of some +3 items does not make +3 items the default. In 5e, the default is extremely rare magical items, and the DM is entirely in control of how to enforce that.The existence of +3 items means more flexibility for DMs and more playstyles that 5e can accomodate.The reason I emphasized the way magic items break bounded accuracy is because that's exactly the point of them. Now, while the groups I play in like the default, there are groups out there who like to go for a very different feel. For those groups, if the advice in the DMG is good, they can replicate an item-heavy, lots-of-plusses style of game without breaking the system. That's good, for them.For those of us who prefer magic items to be big, rare and important, +3 items serve to make for better stories. I'll give you an example:A campaign has spent a year or so discovering a terrible threat to the world, finding its weaknesses and eventually questing for a weapon that can destroy the big bad. After a long build-up and much sacrifice, they finally reach their goal and have it - a +3 sentient greatsword. Together, they meet the challenges set by the sword, proving their worth. Now the campaign speeds towards its final confrontations, and at this point the party have a weapon so strong makes a clear and visible difference. They blast through challenges that would previously have been difficult, clearing their way towards the last fight - which has, of course, been geared to still be difficult even with their new weapons.What 5e gives us is the ability to make once-per-campaign events like this actually feel and play differently. I'm really looking forward to using stuff like this, even if I only have a place for it in maybe half of my campaigns.</blockquote>

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