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<blockquote data-quote="jmartkdr2" data-source="post: 7935153" data-attributes="member: 7017304">A rod of lordly might is just better than a +2 weapon, I have no idea what that was about. A simple +2 greataxe doesn't require attunement, which can be an issue, but isn't nearly as good.+X Shields do two things: they stack with magic armor (allowing really high AC's), and they make sword-and-board builds a lot better than builds with both hands on weapons. I can see the issue here, unless you only allow a few magic items anyways. Once you have a magic shield, switching away form using it is almost never a good idea, even if you get a much more powerful magic weapon.Hand crossbows benefit from the Crossbow Expert feat, which gives them an additional attack - meaning they're 50% more effective than other ranged options - or melee options that aren't polearms. It's a weird side effect of how the feats are written. (Of course, in a world where hand crossbows are the best ranged weapons, you'd see a lot more magic hand crossbows being made than any other ranged weapon.)+1 armor does not require attunement, all +AC items that aren't armor (or shields) do require attunement. I'm not sure I agree with this logic, but if players have access to a lot of magic items and start stacking AC things can get out of hand.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jmartkdr2, post: 7935153, member: 7017304"] A rod of lordly might is just better than a +2 weapon, I have no idea what that was about. A simple +2 greataxe doesn't require attunement, which can be an issue, but isn't nearly as good. +X Shields do two things: they stack with magic armor (allowing really high AC's), and they make sword-and-board builds a lot better than builds with both hands on weapons. I can see the issue here, unless you only allow a few magic items anyways. Once you have a magic shield, switching away form using it is almost never a good idea, even if you get a much more powerful magic weapon. Hand crossbows benefit from the Crossbow Expert feat, which gives them an additional attack - meaning they're 50% more effective than other ranged options - or melee options that aren't polearms. It's a weird side effect of how the feats are written. (Of course, in a world where hand crossbows are the best ranged weapons, you'd see a lot more magic hand crossbows being made than any other ranged weapon.) +1 armor does not require attunement, all +AC items that aren't armor (or shields) do require attunement. I'm not sure I agree with this logic, but if players have access to a lot of magic items and start stacking AC things can get out of hand. [/QUOTE]

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