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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ingolf" data-source="post: 4172743" data-attributes="member: 1783">This. This is the concept to get your brain around.If all monsters of a given level X have an innate enhancement bonus Y, then picking up a +Z weapon will give that monster a net gain of (Z-Y).Does it make "sense" in the simulationist mindset? No. On the other hand, why should it? You already know that PCs and NPC use different rules; this is just another place they differ. And here is the kicker - if you want to run a game where magic gear is de-emphasized and less important, you can with one simple tweak: give the PCs an innate enhancement bonus to their attacks and damage that's equal to what a monster of their level would get, and bang, Robert's your father's brother.</blockquote>