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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ashockney" data-source="post: 1775284" data-attributes="member: 1363">This one is the correct answer!  Although all are right in their different respects.  I think it's kind of a couple points: 1) Everyone has access to much more powerful magic because you need it to fight and overcome the beasties.2) How rare/unique/powerful is one GREAT item, if everyone else has something that's very, very tough.  I'll elaborate on the second point.  Recently, I was looking over a magic item list for a 1st edition character:  Plate mail +2, Potion of something, Ring of Spell Storing, and the Sword of the Behir.  The Sword of the Behir was a +2 up to +4 sword, that would grow (upon command of the user, ala the Thudercats sword), and the plusses went up when it grew, but it used actions, and could only last so long per day in any state.  The Sword could blast lightning bolts upon command (up to 15 dice per day as I recall), and had a couple other cool qualities.  That player LOVED that sword.  He will still talk about it today.  How would it stack up to any other weapon in the party today?  What mid to high level fighter isn't already wielding a +4 sword?</blockquote>