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<blockquote data-quote="Keldryn" data-source="post: 3517248" data-attributes="member: 11999">That's been my experience as well, right from the beginning some 20 years ago.&nbsp; Most of the people I gamed with had taken turns DMing at one point or another, and magic items were never seen as wondrous or mysterious no matter how much of a background I wrote for them or how I described them or their effects.&nbsp; It always boiled down to players trying to identify which item from the DMG it was by process of elimination.&nbsp; I didn't let players consult a DMG or MM at the table, either... but the classic DMG items are so well-known to D&amp;D players with any experience that you're never going to be able to make the players think they are wondrous.&nbsp; I'd even mix up the powers and such to keep it interesting, but the only time I've ever seen a hint of wonder in players about magic is when they're new to the game.&nbsp; And with the growing popularity of fantasy novels, fantasy-styled children's books (such as Harry Potter), and fantasy video/computer games, even novice D&amp;D players that I encounter today aren't wowed or mystified by any D&amp;D magic.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Keldryn, post: 3517248, member: 11999"] That's been my experience as well, right from the beginning some 20 years ago. Most of the people I gamed with had taken turns DMing at one point or another, and magic items were never seen as wondrous or mysterious no matter how much of a background I wrote for them or how I described them or their effects. It always boiled down to players trying to identify which item from the DMG it was by process of elimination. I didn't let players consult a DMG or MM at the table, either... but the classic DMG items are so well-known to D&D players with any experience that you're never going to be able to make the players think they are wondrous. I'd even mix up the powers and such to keep it interesting, but the only time I've ever seen a hint of wonder in players about magic is when they're new to the game. And with the growing popularity of fantasy novels, fantasy-styled children's books (such as Harry Potter), and fantasy video/computer games, even novice D&D players that I encounter today aren't wowed or mystified by any D&D magic. [/QUOTE]

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