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<blockquote data-quote="Lordhawkins9" data-source="post: 5782796" data-attributes="member: 95206">+x items lost a lot of their luster with 3rd edition and became downright un-magical in 4th by making them strictly assumed and part of the “Math”.&nbsp; Very unfortunate.&nbsp;In 2e and prior, finding your first +1 weapon was a big deal.&nbsp; Many creatures needed magic weapons to hurt and there was no shop to stop by and just purchase one.&nbsp; Magic items were random.&nbsp;The first +2 weapon was just as big a deal as the +1 as you started running into creatures that +1 just wasn’t good enough.&nbsp; You still held onto the +1 weapon you had.&nbsp; That +2 weapon might not even be one you were proficient with, but now that you had one…you might start to work on that.&nbsp; Older weapons/items also made great rewards to hand to Hirelings/Followers to increase their worth/loyalty.&nbsp;+3/+4 weapons were pretty rare, but needed if you wanted to start traveling the planes.&nbsp; There were rules back then that items lost a level of enchantment for every plane distant you traveled.&nbsp; +3 was great on the Prime Material, but in Hell or the Abyss…it’s just +1.&nbsp; Plan on fighting any greater Demons/Devils?...better bring your +4 weapon, cause it’s only +2 on their plane.&nbsp;+5 was the ultimate weapon.&nbsp; Unless the DM placed one, most parties might never even see one.&nbsp; It was a trophy just as much as a weapon.&nbsp; Something worth bragging about.&nbsp; Very memorable item. &nbsp;I think +x items are going to stay a part of D&amp;D.&nbsp; I just hope that the developers bring them back to what they used to mean for the PC’s.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lordhawkins9, post: 5782796, member: 95206"] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]+x items lost a lot of their luster with 3rd edition and became downright un-magical in 4th by making them strictly assumed and part of the “Math”. Very unfortunate.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]In 2e and prior, finding your first +1 weapon was a big deal. Many creatures needed magic weapons to hurt and there was no shop to stop by and just purchase one. Magic items were random.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]The first +2 weapon was just as big a deal as the +1 as you started running into creatures that +1 just wasn’t good enough. You still held onto the +1 weapon you had. That +2 weapon might not even be one you were proficient with, but now that you had one…you might start to work on that. Older weapons/items also made great rewards to hand to Hirelings/Followers to increase their worth/loyalty.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]+3/+4 weapons were pretty rare, but needed if you wanted to start traveling the planes. There were rules back then that items lost a level of enchantment for every plane distant you traveled. +3 was great on the Prime Material, but in Hell or the Abyss…it’s just +1. Plan on fighting any greater Demons/Devils?...better bring your +4 weapon, cause it’s only +2 on their plane.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]+5 was the ultimate weapon. Unless the DM placed one, most parties might never even see one. It was a trophy just as much as a weapon. Something worth bragging about. Very memorable item. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]I think +x items are going to stay a part of D&D. I just hope that the developers bring them back to what they used to mean for the PC’s.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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