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<blockquote data-quote="Unwise" data-source="post: 5792569" data-attributes="member: 98008"><p>I have to agree with Ryujin on this. I would not allow it. There are just too many unintended consequences in this game. For instance, a PC who follows a storm god wants to mount his magical spearhead on a magical staff. So he has a Radiant and Thunder weapon. Holy thunder ahoy. Sound OK if not a bit powerful.</p><p></p><p>Then look at the feats and other abilities, the munchkinning that a radiant/thunder power permits is just madness. A GM cannot be expected to keep abreast of all of these issues. The good people at WotC have done so for the most part, so there are very specific reasons why certain keywords exist, why certain things only go in some slots etc.</p><p></p><p>If the GM intends for a PC to have a super item, then give them an artifact as a reward. A PC should not be the one deciding when they want an artifact level item.</p><p></p><p>It is also a tip of the iceberg issue. You had best be prepared for every players to want every slot on every character to be able to have two enchantments. Why can't they wear a magical robe over their leather armor? Why not wear heaps of rings? I think the assumption is that the magic simply interferes with each other. It is not a matter of what the item physically looks like, or Shada'Kai would have 12 ring slots on their character sheet.</p><p></p><p>In addition, how do you then reward that character in future if they now have an item better than anything else in their level range, or even the next tier up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Unwise, post: 5792569, member: 98008"] I have to agree with Ryujin on this. I would not allow it. There are just too many unintended consequences in this game. For instance, a PC who follows a storm god wants to mount his magical spearhead on a magical staff. So he has a Radiant and Thunder weapon. Holy thunder ahoy. Sound OK if not a bit powerful. Then look at the feats and other abilities, the munchkinning that a radiant/thunder power permits is just madness. A GM cannot be expected to keep abreast of all of these issues. The good people at WotC have done so for the most part, so there are very specific reasons why certain keywords exist, why certain things only go in some slots etc. If the GM intends for a PC to have a super item, then give them an artifact as a reward. A PC should not be the one deciding when they want an artifact level item. It is also a tip of the iceberg issue. You had best be prepared for every players to want every slot on every character to be able to have two enchantments. Why can't they wear a magical robe over their leather armor? Why not wear heaps of rings? I think the assumption is that the magic simply interferes with each other. It is not a matter of what the item physically looks like, or Shada'Kai would have 12 ring slots on their character sheet. In addition, how do you then reward that character in future if they now have an item better than anything else in their level range, or even the next tier up. [/QUOTE]
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