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<blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 1970348" data-attributes="member: 945">I've come to the conclusion that this idea of +2, +3, +4, and +5 magic swords just doesn't sit well with me.&nbsp; To be more precise, the idea of a +1 magic sword is lame, and I prefer a +2 magic sword, but nothing else.Let me explain.In every fantasy genre I can think of, the magic sword is a common fixture in those realms. Even LoTR has a magic sword.&nbsp; But Bilbo's short sword is never described as &quot;being better than other magic swords&quot; or being +2 or better, or something equally inane.The idea that you could have a magic sword, and then a magic sword that was better than the first one is, well, weird to me.guy 1: &quot;Behold, look at my shiny new magical sword!&quot;guy 2: &quot;Eh, I've got a better one.&quot;To me, the &quot;magical sword&quot; should just be that - a magical sword.&nbsp; The idea of gradations, or levels of magic sword is silly.&nbsp; So, I'm removing them from my next campaign. There will be normal weapons, and masterwork weapons which grant +1 to hit, vicious weapons which grant +1 to damage, and magic weapons, which are +2/+2. And maybe, just maybe superior masterwork which do +1/+1 but those will be like Hikari Hanzo swords, and would be extremely rare, almost as rare as magic swords.Period.Anyone else done something similar?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="der_kluge, post: 1970348, member: 945"] I've come to the conclusion that this idea of +2, +3, +4, and +5 magic swords just doesn't sit well with me. To be more precise, the idea of a +1 magic sword is lame, and I prefer a +2 magic sword, but nothing else. Let me explain. In every fantasy genre I can think of, the magic sword is a common fixture in those realms. Even LoTR has a magic sword. But Bilbo's short sword is never described as "being better than other magic swords" or being +2 or better, or something equally inane. The idea that you could have a magic sword, and then a magic sword that was better than the first one is, well, weird to me. guy 1: "Behold, look at my shiny new magical sword!" guy 2: "Eh, I've got a better one." To me, the "magical sword" should just be that - a magical sword. The idea of gradations, or levels of magic sword is silly. So, I'm removing them from my next campaign. There will be normal weapons, and masterwork weapons which grant +1 to hit, vicious weapons which grant +1 to damage, and magic weapons, which are +2/+2. And maybe, just maybe superior masterwork which do +1/+1 but those will be like Hikari Hanzo swords, and would be extremely rare, almost as rare as magic swords. Period. Anyone else done something similar? [/QUOTE]

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