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<blockquote data-quote="tetrasodium" data-source="post: 7940096" data-attributes="member: 93670">They didn't just&nbsp; overcome it with those limited resources.&nbsp; Now they are without the emergency stash of backup tools that kept them feeling safe enough to be reckless &amp; need to put more consideration into questions like &quot;should I use my $limitedResource class ability now or save it&quot; &amp; prioritize rebuilding that stash.As a gm they are an important factor to consider.&nbsp; In 5e those items just get used down to 1 charge &amp; put away till they are full in a day or two.I have no problems with wands that don't use charges for certain effects, but those effects are different from leveled spells.&nbsp; One of my games has or had a few wand/rod/staff/etc that:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Add X cantrip to your spell list while attuned</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Add +1 damage to spells that deal various damage types (although I think only the fire one is used)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">increase the range of x &amp; y spell by Z when cast using this focus</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">wand of the war mage +1</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">etc</li>
</ul>As an example, look at the robe of starsin the past it has a handful of very nice effects that are used sparingly for emergencies plus some minor stuff that is available more often.&nbsp; In 5e it still has the minor stuff but now those very nice effects are available 1d6+1 times per day.&nbsp; You could say &quot;well that's a very rare robe&quot; &amp; have a point if the merely uncommon wand of magic missile did not have 7 charges &amp; regain 1d6+1 each day but never need to risk that 5% chance of crumbling to ash if you never use that last charge.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tetrasodium, post: 7940096, member: 93670"] They didn't[I] just[/I] overcome it with those limited resources. Now they are without the emergency stash of backup tools that kept them feeling safe enough to be reckless & need to put more consideration into questions like "should I use my $limitedResource class ability now or save it" & prioritize rebuilding that stash. As a gm they are an important factor to consider. In 5e those items just get used down to 1 charge & put away till they are full in a day or two. I have no problems with wands that don't use charges for certain effects, but those effects are different from leveled spells. One of my games has or had a few wand/rod/staff/etc that: [LIST] [*]Add X cantrip to your spell list while attuned [*]Add +1 damage to spells that deal various damage types (although I think only the fire one is used) [*]increase the range of x & y spell by Z when cast using this focus [*]wand of the war mage +1 [*]etc [/LIST] As an example, look at the robe of stars in the past it has a handful of very nice effects that are used sparingly for emergencies plus some minor stuff that is available more often. In 5e it still has the minor stuff but now those very nice effects are available 1d6+1 times per day. You could say "well that's a very rare robe" & have a point if the merely uncommon wand of magic missile did not have 7 charges & regain 1d6+1 each day but never need to risk that 5% chance of crumbling to ash if you never use that last charge. [/QUOTE]

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