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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IceFractal" data-source="post: 4292421" data-attributes="member: 27704">I'm also a bit baffled by the 1/5 ratio.  Say that, in the course of your adventures, you get a +3 longsword.  But your weapon of choice is a shortsword.  Now you can only have a +2 shortsword? How is it "balanced" to get a weapon five levels lower because you wanted a slightly different type of sword?Not to mention, this completely screws "ancestral weapon" wielders, because you can't upgrade an item, only recreate it from scratch.  Someone who tries to break down their newly found gear to maintain their ancestral blade will end up 5-10 levels below someone who just tosses their old weapon whenever a shinier one comes along.For another thing, it means the DM has to shoehorn unusual items in there, whether it makes sense or not.  Someone took proficiency in the spiked chain?  Well I guess the PCs will have to periodically fight spiked chain wielding foes, unless you want to put that character behind the curve.  Because apparently trading an item for an equally strong item - or even half of one - is broken somehow.Honestly, if I had a DM with that attitude, I'd tell them to get over themselves.  Whose character is it - yours, or the player's?  And do you want to pick what color clothes they wear while you're at it?</blockquote>