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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ashrum the Black" data-source="post: 493464" data-attributes="member: 1585">As somebody that has made up histories for a number of my characters magic item I'd have to say it works out better if you make it up yoourself. Then you can wrap it into a fabric that fleshes out the history of you campaign. About 1st level my pc's found a +1 long sword. No big deal right? I gave it a history about it being the sword of an ancient general. Later the PC's cam across a dagger with link to this general and the elven kingdom. Now this has led the PC's on a quest to destroy a ghost dragon and bring back an ancient eleven kingdom form its prison out of time.Further the paladin found a magic sword that was powerful +4, yet unremarkable. I turned that around and made the sword the ancient blade of the Emperor's champion forged by the divine inspiration of a diety. (not his) He has been acclaimed as the true champion by divinations performed by this dieties clergy and now is trying to resolve this split. I guess what I'm saying is use these histories as plot hooks and stepping stone for adventure. And doing this means you need to make the histories up yourself. Check out what I mean at my web site: <a href="http://www.oakland.edu/~dkbriske/" target="_blank">www.oakland.edu/~dkbriske/</a></blockquote>