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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Griffith Dragonlake" data-source="post: 3279873" data-attributes="member: 40379">ScenarioYou are the king of a prosperous kingdom and like most kings, engage in wars with your neighbors from time to time.  Some of your children wish to become knights of renown (or maybe wizards, clerics, &c.).  Naturally you encourage their career choice but you want to ensure that your heirs do not die premature deaths.  Since you are the king of a prosperous kingdom, you can “purchase” any magic item (but not artefacts or relics — you keep those for yourself) in the 3.5 Dungeon Master's Guide.What do you give them?Personally, I would give them each Full Plate armour of Fortification +5, Large Shield of Spell Resistance (19) +5, Longsword +5 Vorpal, Heavy Mace of Speed +5, Composite Longbow of Speed +5, Ring of Spell Turning, Ring of Regeneration, Belt of Giant Strength +6, Winged Boots, Brooch of Shielding, Major Cloak of Displacement, Horseshoes of a Zephyr, Necklace of Adaptation, and Scabbard of Keen Edge.P.S. For extra credit, do you have any kings or emperors in your campaign who actually do this?  If not, why not?  And what about the barons, earls, and dukes?  They are quite wealthy themselves (and in some cases moreso than the sovereign).</blockquote>