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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Helldritch" data-source="post: 8080409" data-attributes="member: 6855114">1)As strange as it seems. Yes. Because that same weapon would deal zero damage against a monster that would require a +2 weapon to be hit. The lowly magic sword without bonuses (ex: a vicious weapon) can damage every single monster in the MM or any monsters simply because it is magical. In 1ed, there were different power levels in magical items. 2) Torches were almighty in your games. Attacking with a torch could extinguish it. And lighting one could be very hard if you were attack while trying to light it. I don't remember the exact rule, but it was hard enough to be something to be tried in desperate circumstances. Also, the famous weapons were not always there when needed. And a lot of monsters that could be hit by +2 weapons only were already immune to fire. 3) Yes, minor magic items were relatively common. Again, there were levels of power in magic items. Just like there are qualities in golf balls that justify that some can be acquired for a mere 5$ for a dozen and others that are 5$ for one. It because that magic was not always powerful enough that you had so many magic items. Some were barely better than mundane items, others were total power incarnated. 4) the firball thing was a real thing. Of course the higher you were, the less likely it would be to happen. But when it happened, it was devastating, especially for characters that could not have back ups. I have seen this scenario happening enough times to tell you that it was a real concern.5) What do you think I am using? 1ed box set and source book from the beginning. I already explained that when FR got out, a power creep started to appear across all settings. Although I am a fan of From the Ashes, I am not and will not use that setting to explain the original feel of Greyhawk.</blockquote>

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