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<blockquote data-quote="MortalPlague" data-source="post: 5676373" data-attributes="member: 62721">I'm of a similar mind as far as wish lists go.&nbsp; On one hand, I want to give my PCs treasure they can use.&nbsp; On the other hand, I hate bending the world so much that they just happen to find the exact piece of gear they require in the next treasure vault.As a compromise, I've begun to hand out two types of magical gear.&nbsp; When they raid a treasure vault, I'll tell the players they find &quot;Two level six arm slot items, a level five piece of armor, and a level two set of footwear.&quot;&nbsp; Then there will also be specific magic items, usually weapons, armor, or implements which are named and described in detail.&nbsp; Like Sorcelfane; A long, straight metal staff set with a twisting, ascending spiral of arcane runes, covering the staff from bottom to top.&nbsp; Sure, Sorcelfane is a +3 Staff of Ruin, but heroes can also discover it was wielded by the great mage Balthael against the Mithril Horde, and so on, so forth.&nbsp; To spice up the particular appeal of named gear, I'll sometimes give these items a special added bonus (like a skill check bonus, or an additional daily power).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MortalPlague, post: 5676373, member: 62721"] I'm of a similar mind as far as wish lists go. On one hand, I want to give my PCs treasure they can use. On the other hand, I hate bending the world so much that they just [i]happen to find[/i] the exact piece of gear they require in the next treasure vault. As a compromise, I've begun to hand out two types of magical gear. When they raid a treasure vault, I'll tell the players they find "Two level six arm slot items, a level five piece of armor, and a level two set of footwear." Then there will also be specific magic items, usually weapons, armor, or implements which are named and described in detail. Like [i]Sorcelfane; A long, straight metal staff set with a twisting, ascending spiral of arcane runes, covering the staff from bottom to top.[/i] Sure, Sorcelfane is a +3 Staff of Ruin, but heroes can also discover it was wielded by the great mage Balthael against the Mithril Horde, and so on, so forth. To spice up the particular appeal of [i]named gear[/i], I'll sometimes give these items a special added bonus (like a skill check bonus, or an additional daily power). [/QUOTE]

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