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<blockquote data-quote="Toben the Many" data-source="post: 3940839" data-attributes="member: 19273">Wow. Great point.To re-iterate...I wasn't under the impression that magic items were being done away with either. Personally, I like the whole idea of less magic items anyway, because that fits my playstyle better.I also think that less magic items better fits what David Noonan talked about with the serving of Fantasy Roleplay tropes. Conan doesn't walk around draped in magical items. The guys in Lord of the Rings had some magic items, yes. But they didn't have them stapled to their whole bodies. Even in D&amp;D novels like RA Salvatore's work or any of the other D&amp;D books, the characters aren't walking around with every magic item slot filled. All that being said...I think the most important thing about having less magic items is that it means that the game will be more equitable. Right now, you get as many magic items as the DM says you get. Yet, the game in its current state assumes you get something. But if you're playing in a campaign where the DM just hasn't handed out magic, then the fighters really fall behind the wizards fast. Magic items are almost necessary right now to keep the party balanced. Which puts one more onus on the DM.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Toben the Many, post: 3940839, member: 19273"] Wow. Great point. To re-iterate...I wasn't under the impression that magic items were being done away with either. Personally, I like the whole idea of less magic items anyway, because that fits my playstyle better. I also think that less magic items better fits what David Noonan talked about with the serving of Fantasy Roleplay tropes. Conan doesn't walk around draped in magical items. The guys in Lord of the Rings had some magic items, yes. But they didn't have them stapled to their whole bodies. Even in D&D novels like RA Salvatore's work or any of the other D&D books, the characters aren't walking around with every magic item slot filled. All that being said...I think the most important thing about having less magic items is that it means that the game will be more equitable. Right now, you get as many magic items as the DM says you get. Yet, the game in its current state [i]assumes[/i] you get something. But if you're playing in a campaign where the DM just hasn't handed out magic, then the fighters really fall behind the wizards fast. Magic items are almost necessary right now to keep the party balanced. Which puts one more onus on the DM. [/QUOTE]

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