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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paraxis" data-source="post: 6525279" data-attributes="member: 13009">I don't see how you can "like the rarity ratings" and then go on to list many reasons why it isn't a good system.  I agreed there are many inconsistencies with the rarity rating system enough to the point that no I do not like it.There are many more than the few you point out, leather armor +1 (AC 12) is basicly the same as a suit of non magical studded leather in fact in dead magic/anti-magic areas the suit of studded leather is the better choice, the magic leather +1 is also the same rarity of glamoured studded leather +1 which is AC 13 base and lets you change its appearance.Then you have the ioun stone of +2 strength which is capped at a Max of 20, being very rare.  A belt of stone giant strength is a 23 and fire giant strength is a 25, both of those are very rare.So sure the words common, uncommon, rare, very rare, and legendary all sound fun and cool but since they don't mean anything at all they are useless and don't work for any real purpose.</blockquote>