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Andy Collins: "Most Magic Items in D&D Are Awful"
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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 3394999" data-attributes="member: 7635"><p><strong>1,500gp </strong> Piece of jewelry to bribe female guild head to meet for dinner </p><p>OR <em>Brooch of Shielding (absorbs 101 points of magic missile damage from evil mages)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>25gp </strong>Vellum invitation to female guild head.</p><p>OR <em>Divine Scroll of Cure Light Wounds (to heal your buddy dropped into negatives)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>250gp </strong>Renting a carriage big enough for 8, with show horses and gilded carriage.</p><p>OR <em>Potion of Enlarge Person (to deal properly with those oncoming fire giants)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>500gp </strong>Hiring temporary retainers for carriage</p><p>OR <em>Elixir of Truth (for interogating the orc guards on where the captives are hiding)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>2,500gp</strong> Shimmer-silk mage robes</p><p>OR <em>Cloak of the Elvenkind (+5 to hide checks against the ogre guardian)</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><strong>5,500gp </strong>New jewelry.</p><p>OR <em>+1 glamered Full Plate (useful for sneaking into the queen's ball in the latest attire while watching for assassins)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>150gp </strong>New hairstyle</p><p>OR <em>Arcane Scoll of Eagle's Splendor (great for diplomacy checks AND boosting the sorcerer's Charm Person DCs)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>100gp</strong>bribe to maitre-de to get seats.</p><p>OR <em>Two vials of Universal Solvent (to stop the devious trap Xaxor the Mad used on his sanctum's door)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>3,500gp </strong>350 year old Elven Wine</p><p>OR <em>Dust of Disappearance (to keep the rogue safe while exploring the Tomb of Amon Rul)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>14,500gp </strong>Red Dragon Steaks, exotic fruits and vegetables, exotic special order dessert.</p><p>OR <em>+2 Adamantine Breastplate (to keep the barbarian safe against the Frost Giant Jarl)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>200gp</strong> Doorman bribe at Inn of the Painted Lady</p><p>OR <em>Arcane Scroll of Silence (to protect against the harpies of the Juun Pass)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>1,900gp </strong>for Female Guild Head to "indulge herself"</p><p>OR <em>A Quiver of Ehlonna (for keeping those silver, adamantine, and cold iron arrows ready)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>200gp </strong>for 2 glasses of exotic brandy while waiting on Female Guild Head</p><p>OR <em>Four Potions of Cure Light Wounds (to keep your allies from a TPK against the Barghest)</em></p><p></p><p>What kind of D&D world is this? 150 gp for a haircut? 200 gp bribes for doormen? 25 GP for PAPER? How much does a longsword cost; 10,000 gp? Plate mail for a cool million gold? Jeez, I bet Rope is 10gp/foot!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 3394999, member: 7635"] [B]1,500gp [/B] Piece of jewelry to bribe female guild head to meet for dinner OR [I]Brooch of Shielding (absorbs 101 points of magic missile damage from evil mages)[/I] [B]25gp [/B]Vellum invitation to female guild head. OR [I]Divine Scroll of Cure Light Wounds (to heal your buddy dropped into negatives)[/I] [B]250gp [/B]Renting a carriage big enough for 8, with show horses and gilded carriage. OR [I]Potion of Enlarge Person (to deal properly with those oncoming fire giants)[/I] [B]500gp [/B]Hiring temporary retainers for carriage OR [I]Elixir of Truth (for interogating the orc guards on where the captives are hiding)[/I] [B]2,500gp[/B] Shimmer-silk mage robes OR [I]Cloak of the Elvenkind (+5 to hide checks against the ogre guardian) [/I] [B]5,500gp [/B]New jewelry. OR [I]+1 glamered Full Plate (useful for sneaking into the queen's ball in the latest attire while watching for assassins)[/I] [B]150gp [/B]New hairstyle OR [I]Arcane Scoll of Eagle's Splendor (great for diplomacy checks AND boosting the sorcerer's Charm Person DCs)[/I] [B]100gp[/B]bribe to maitre-de to get seats. OR [I]Two vials of Universal Solvent (to stop the devious trap Xaxor the Mad used on his sanctum's door)[/I] [B]3,500gp [/B]350 year old Elven Wine OR [I]Dust of Disappearance (to keep the rogue safe while exploring the Tomb of Amon Rul)[/I] [B]14,500gp [/B]Red Dragon Steaks, exotic fruits and vegetables, exotic special order dessert. OR [I]+2 Adamantine Breastplate (to keep the barbarian safe against the Frost Giant Jarl)[/I] [B]200gp[/B] Doorman bribe at Inn of the Painted Lady OR [I]Arcane Scroll of Silence (to protect against the harpies of the Juun Pass)[/I] [B]1,900gp [/B]for Female Guild Head to "indulge herself" OR [I]A Quiver of Ehlonna (for keeping those silver, adamantine, and cold iron arrows ready)[/I] [B]200gp [/B]for 2 glasses of exotic brandy while waiting on Female Guild Head OR [I]Four Potions of Cure Light Wounds (to keep your allies from a TPK against the Barghest)[/I] What kind of D&D world is this? 150 gp for a haircut? 200 gp bribes for doormen? 25 GP for PAPER? How much does a longsword cost; 10,000 gp? Plate mail for a cool million gold? Jeez, I bet Rope is 10gp/foot! [/QUOTE]
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