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<blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 5040091" data-attributes="member: 3400">So the difference between this and having an item crafted to custom order is the weapon of legacy has a set path of upgrades that the PC can't determine for himself? Is that really an improvement?I didn't like the penalties in the WoL rules either. But going through rituals doesn't really do it for me either. At that point, I really might as well be crafting it from scratch.I kind of liked the feat idea. I know some min-maxish people think a feat is far too valuable to waste on improving a single magic item. But if the benefits are good enough (as they really should be for an artifact-ish item), then blowing a feat should be a reasonable cost. In any event, it gives the player a really important choice to make - improve the legacy item or pick up a general benefit.I also like the quest idea. A particular quest unlocks a particular power. Better yet, as long as each power has a crafting value associated with it, the DM can be sure to deduct that amount from the loot the quest's encounters would otherwise generate. The wealth guidelines can then be appeased.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="billd91, post: 5040091, member: 3400"] So the difference between this and having an item crafted to custom order is the weapon of legacy has a set path of upgrades that the PC can't determine for himself? Is that really an improvement? I didn't like the penalties in the WoL rules either. But going through rituals doesn't really do it for me either. At that point, I really might as well be crafting it from scratch. I kind of liked the feat idea. I know some min-maxish people think a feat is far too valuable to waste on improving a single magic item. But if the benefits are good enough (as they really should be for an artifact-ish item), then blowing a feat should be a reasonable cost. In any event, it gives the player a really important choice to make - improve the legacy item or pick up a general benefit. I also like the quest idea. A particular quest unlocks a particular power. Better yet, as long as each power has a crafting value associated with it, the DM can be sure to deduct that amount from the loot the quest's encounters would otherwise generate. The wealth guidelines can then be appeased. [/QUOTE]

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