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<blockquote data-quote="Troll_Mage" data-source="post: 6158164" data-attributes="member: 92694">After some thought, initially biased toward the structured format of 3.0/3.5 and reading some of the posts here, I voted no slots and believe its best to just leave it to the DM and his campaign preference in regards to power-level and quantity of magical items in his campaigns.&nbsp; Perhaps the DMG can provide some ideas on low-magic vs moderate magic vs high fantasy levels of magic and specify some comparison to fantasy novel/settings (middle-earth, Conan, Naria, final fantasy, etc.) that novice DMs could use as baseline to fit their campaign themes, taste, and comfort level.My preference and feedback from players is that my campaign is low-to-moderate level of magic, with high flavor, some complex, and a smattering of dangerous items.&nbsp; I have had some experience with open run games at LFGS with players feeling that every adventure should have a magic item for their character and that every magic item recovered had to useful to someone in the party.&nbsp; On the other hand a DM at another LFGS ran a D&amp;D 3.0 game to 5th level where we only ever found one magic item (a necklace of protection - which we didn't identify until nearly the end), that somehow cascaded into a series of side quests and fights and ended in a siege at a manor house we had to hold against an orc raiding band, who's bandit leader wanted the necklace back.&nbsp; It was a very well run campaign and we all wished the DM hadn't gotten transferred to CA.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Troll_Mage, post: 6158164, member: 92694"] After some thought, initially biased toward the structured format of 3.0/3.5 and reading some of the posts here, I voted no slots and believe its best to just leave it to the DM and his campaign preference in regards to power-level and quantity of magical items in his campaigns. Perhaps the DMG can provide some ideas on low-magic vs moderate magic vs high fantasy levels of magic and specify some comparison to fantasy novel/settings (middle-earth, Conan, Naria, final fantasy, etc.) that novice DMs could use as baseline to fit their campaign themes, taste, and comfort level. My preference and feedback from players is that my campaign is low-to-moderate level of magic, with high flavor, some complex, and a smattering of dangerous items. I have had some experience with open run games at LFGS with players feeling that every adventure should have a magic item for their character and that every magic item recovered had to useful to someone in the party. On the other hand a DM at another LFGS ran a D&D 3.0 game to 5th level where we only ever found one magic item (a necklace of protection - which we didn't identify until nearly the end), that somehow cascaded into a series of side quests and fights and ended in a siege at a manor house we had to hold against an orc raiding band, who's bandit leader wanted the necklace back. It was a very well run campaign and we all wished the DM hadn't gotten transferred to CA. [/QUOTE]

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