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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kaomera" data-source="post: 5443038" data-attributes="member: 38357">So, the players in my 4e game want to pick up some battle standards... Probably the most significant one would be the Battle Standard of the Hungry Blade. They're 13th level now, so a 9th-level item shouldn't be too bad...I'm not completely sure how to deal with the standard, once they plant it. The basics of how it works are pretty straightforward, but there's a few odd bits. Fore on thing, the resist it gets when it's planted - what is that? I'm assuming it's basically pointless as there aren't really any rules for breaking magic items, right? And I'm not entirely sure how monsters should react to the thing - they're very liable to end up pulled right up to it, so it seems kind of obvious to uproot the thing at the first opportunity, that would provoke an opportunity attack if someone's in range (or multiple OAs if the PCs actually coordinate that much), but otherwise it seems pretty pointless to plant it just to have it pulled up...And I'll be honest, I'm a little bit worried about this being an encounter power. Between this and the Spirit of Athas I'm concerned that fights may end up getting pretty static...</blockquote>