D&D 5E Magic item weights aren't listed in DMG

[jadrax]

So the 1e/2e ogre (9 feet tall, 300-350 pounds) needed to eat more adventurers to reach average weight?

Assuming my maths is correct and the stats of the 1e/2e ogre are unquestionable, it heavily points to C being 24, which means that Ogres are actually made of something resembling pine wood (C=28) rather than flesh...

Mind I haven't figured into that calculation that creatures of an Orcish build should actually have the final result multiplied by 1.3, which is pretty remiss of me.

 

[Grazzt]

Assuming my maths is correct and the stats of the 1e/2e ogre are unquestionable, it heavily points to C being 24, which means that Ogres are actually made of something resembling pine wood (C=28) rather than flesh...

Mind I haven't figured into that calculation that creatures of an Orcish build should actually have the final result multiplied by 1.3, which is pretty remiss of me.

No worries. Just need to feed the ogres more.

 

[KarinsDad]

Assuming my maths is correct and the stats of the 1e/2e ogre are unquestionable, it heavily points to C being 24, which means that Ogres are actually made of something resembling pine wood (C=28) rather than flesh...

Mind I haven't figured into that calculation that creatures of an Orcish build should actually have the final result multiplied by 1.3, which is pretty remiss of me.

The Ogre could be really really thin and the picture doesn't do him justice.

Ogre: "Does this tunic make me look fat?"

 

[TarionzCousin]

All magic items weigh five pounds exactly.

 

[rjfTrebor]

maybe they wanted to encourage a dialogue between DMs and Players that results in the DM learning to make fair arbitrations while the Player learns to be accepting of the DM's judgement.

 

[DaveMage]

Maybe the 5E designers just want you to still get value from your 3.5 books.

 

[guachi]

Basically for standard humanoids its (HT x 0.08898) x (HT x 0.08898) x HT X 0.00136 X C

Where HT is height in inches, and C is a constant based upon the material it is made of. For flesh C = 47.

Calculating this for my height, 70 inches, gives a typical weight of 173.6 pounds. That's almost spot on for a normal weight for me.

I'd increase the total weight the formula gives you for really short humanoids like a halfling that might be wider proportionally than a human and maybe decrease it slightly for a really tall humanoid.

A 9 foot Ogre should weigh 637 pounds. So maybe 550-600?

A 3'6" halfling is 37 pounds so maybe 45 to simulate a pudgier dude?

 

[Nergal Pendragon]

It would be easy enough to adjudicate weights.

It also allows you to play up attunement. Maybe a magic item requiring attunment that is not attuned to you weighs more than its nonmagical counterpart, while one that is attuned weighs less or even nothing.

 

[Saeviomagy]

Personally I like the idea that ogres have a density similar to pine wood. It has some interesting implications, such as them drinking a lot less than humans, and them being exceptional swimmers etc.

Also - apparatus of kwalish comes to mind as a particularly hard to estimate item, assuming anyone ever has ever owned one.

 

[aramis erak]

Calculating this for my height, 70 inches, gives a typical weight of 173.6 pounds. That's almost spot on for a normal weight for me.

I'd increase the total weight the formula gives you for really short humanoids like a halfling that might be wider proportionally than a human and maybe decrease it slightly for a really tall humanoid.

A 9 foot Ogre should weigh 637 pounds. So maybe 550-600?

A 3'6" halfling is 37 pounds so maybe 45 to simulate a pudgier dude?

Rolemaster Companion 1 (circa 1985) has the formulae and adjustments for both the typical races and for various materials.