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<blockquote data-quote="DM_Blake" data-source="post: 3922792" data-attributes="member: 57267">This is a great perspective. I ofen use this perspective in my 3.5 games, too.However, I take it a bit farther. I assume that an unusual item has a history and a unique appearance, but a more common item is much less likely to have that kind of interest. My attitude with 3.5 is that levels are not hard to get. Even a new recruit to the city watch is probably 3rd or 4th level by the end of his first year. The same thing could happen to a mage or cleric who makes magic items.Given that, then there might be &quot;junior' magic item makers cranking out fairly ordinary common items sucn as +1 weapons and armor, and these might end up in the player's hands at some time with little or no history.But a +3 holy warhammer came from a pretty accomplished magic item maker, and was no doubt commissioned by someone very powerful and probably saw a great deal of legendary use before it fell into some monster's treasure hoard. These items have history.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DM_Blake, post: 3922792, member: 57267"] This is a great perspective. I ofen use this perspective in my 3.5 games, too. However, I take it a bit farther. I assume that an unusual item has a history and a unique appearance, but a more common item is much less likely to have that kind of interest. My attitude with 3.5 is that levels are not hard to get. Even a new recruit to the city watch is probably 3rd or 4th level by the end of his first year. The same thing could happen to a mage or cleric who makes magic items. Given that, then there might be "junior' magic item makers cranking out fairly ordinary common items sucn as +1 weapons and armor, and these might end up in the player's hands at some time with little or no history. But a +3 holy warhammer came from a pretty accomplished magic item maker, and was no doubt commissioned by someone very powerful and probably saw a great deal of legendary use before it fell into some monster's treasure hoard. These items have history. [/QUOTE]

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