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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 5840397">I don't think they're needed, I just don't categorize them as &quot;magical&quot;.&nbsp; I tend to take a lot of effort to tailor my encounters to whatever specific output my party can currently do.&nbsp; I do TRY to kill them, but I always make whatever they're fighting reasonably beatable(provided they don't goof up).I think the issue is really one that arises in a lot of these threads.&nbsp; I think at the root of it all people are asking where the responsibility should fall.&nbsp; Should I be able to take a monster out of the book and have my party fight it?&nbsp; Or should I have to fine-tune that monster in order to make it an appropriate fight for my party?&nbsp; I put a lot of effort into creating monsters that are balanced against my party, so to me, magic items are only needed as far as I want my party to feel &quot;cool&quot;.&nbsp; A +1 flaming longsword isn't going to break my games or be necessary because of how much time I take to ensure things are balanced for my party.&nbsp; It's going to be given out because I think it would be cool.Personally, the good old fashioned &quot;flaming *weapon*&quot; is still one of the coolest weapons around.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 5840397"] I don't think they're needed, I just don't categorize them as "magical". I tend to take a lot of effort to tailor my encounters to whatever specific output my party can currently do. I do TRY to kill them, but I always make whatever they're fighting reasonably beatable(provided they don't goof up). I think the issue is really one that arises in a lot of these threads. I think at the root of it all people are asking where the responsibility should fall. Should I be able to take a monster out of the book and have my party fight it? Or should I have to fine-tune that monster in order to make it an appropriate fight for my party? I put a lot of effort into creating monsters that are balanced against my party, so to me, magic items are only needed as far as I want my party to feel "cool". A +1 flaming longsword isn't going to break my games or be necessary because of how much time I take to ensure things are balanced for my party. It's going to be given out because I think it would be cool. Personally, the good old fashioned "flaming *weapon*" is still one of the coolest weapons around. [/QUOTE]

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