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Message: <blockquote data-quote="saviirkad" data-source="post: 9885173" data-attributes="member: 7054355">Interesting look. I'm not familiar with 1e that much, so while I'm somewhat aware of the various elements that have evolved over the years and editions, I don't know the specifics of what the original mechanics are.I can't say this for sure because obviously this is a very narrow look at 1e, but at least with this comparison I do find myself glad that 5e is designed the way it is. I do greatly enjoy the game mechanics of D&D, but I'm here for the group narrative first. And, crucially, we don't need help on the narrative front. Give me the crunch that I can have fun with in the gameplay aspect of the hobby, and I'll decide the narrative expression of those mechanics.For that reason, I'm further inclined towards the 5e take on these items. While the earlier versions are interesting to read, my initial thoughts reading them is that they'd be more limiting than I'd like in practice. The sword of sharpness, for instance, exclusively does the one thing in 1e, it cuts off limbs. I prefer the 5e take of bonus damage and exhaustion, because that's mechanically fun to play with. Narratively, I've got plenty more options to express that, up to and including cutting off limbs.I just like how much more broad and open-ended that is, even if I ultimately decide to mimic the narrower scope of the 1e item.</blockquote>