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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RSIxidor" data-source="post: 7934979" data-attributes="member: 6695558">The fiction should support whether a magic item is available or found.I've played in games where the exact magic item you want or something very similar is available at request. Those can be fun, but the existence of those items sometimes feels contrary to the world's fiction and I hate when that happens.At the same time, it's nice for options to be available that fit into what the characters in the game would use. A rogue switching from a mundane rapier to a magical shortsword is usually an upgrade. A party that has no heroes that would use bows finding a magic bow usually ends up with that bow never being used. I personally don't find that fun as a DM.Reasons for magic items to be in unusual places can be figured out in the fiction, but there are certainly limits to what's believable. A magic weapon being found in a goblin treasure trove might be unusual (because why weren't they using it?), but if it's big enough that they couldn't use it well, then it makes sense that they might throw it in with the money and other treasure they've raided. Kobolds choosing to keep a spellbook seems a bit ridiculous, but maybe it was found in a pile of refuse, or perhaps a kobold shaman is trying to figure out how other magic works and its in with their things. Cursed items are easy enough to plop anywhere. The monsters didn't use it because one of their friends had something bad happen to them when they used it.I do like to make up new magic items that are themed to a PC, but I don't do this a lot. Usually it gives them a feature that complements their other features. Along the same lines, I've thought about making a setting where after a heroic deed is accomplished, an item just comes into being to sort of represent the effort that was put forth, and tie that to the deed in some way.</blockquote>

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