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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 4925955" data-attributes="member: 12731">I haven't actually checked, so feel free to comb through the Compendium and find out the real numbers, but...Take rods for example: I have a definite feeling a large slice of all rods are only interesting to Warlocks. Another slice (though smaller) is only interesting for Artificers. And yet another for Invokers.Three classes; one implement - but almost nothing in common. Unlike holy symbols or weaponry.I understand WotC is adding new classes that increase the utility of rods overall; but feel it's a matter of too little too late.What really is needed is for a way for a DM to be able to add rods to the treasure hoard without them being useful only to a single party member (I don't think many parties will have more than one rod user; and in fact, I pity the ones that do - in the off chance the rod is equally useful to all three characters, great! But much more likely is they will cannabalize each other's resources; and now we're talking about a very scarce resource to begin with...) ...as well as adding other arcane implements that aren't automatically useless to a Warlock. Currently, not only are staffs and orbs and tomes unusable by a Warlock; he or she can't even transfer their magic into rod form (per the AV1 guidelines)!I realize there are several weapon enhancements that only apply to, say, light blades. And armor enhancements that only work for hide &amp; scale, for instance.But where is the implement counterpart to all the &quot;any weapon&quot; enhancements?!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 4925955, member: 12731"] I haven't actually checked, so feel free to comb through the Compendium and find out the real numbers, but... Take rods for example: I have a definite feeling a large slice of all rods are only interesting to Warlocks. Another slice (though smaller) is only interesting for Artificers. And yet another for Invokers. Three classes; one implement - but almost nothing in common. Unlike holy symbols or weaponry. I understand WotC is adding new classes that increase the utility of rods overall; but feel it's a matter of too little too late. What really is needed is for a way for a DM to be able to add rods to the treasure hoard without them being useful only to a single party member (I don't think many parties will have more than one rod user; and in fact, I pity the ones that do - in the off chance the rod is equally useful to all three characters, great! But much more likely is they will cannabalize each other's resources; and now we're talking about a very scarce resource to begin with...) ...as well as adding other arcane implements that aren't automatically useless to a Warlock. Currently, not only are staffs and orbs and tomes unusable by a Warlock; he or she can't even transfer their magic into rod form (per the AV1 guidelines)! I realize there are several weapon enhancements that only apply to, say, light blades. And armor enhancements that only work for hide & scale, for instance. [I]But where is the implement counterpart to all the "any weapon" enhancements?![/I] [/QUOTE]

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