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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ahrimon" data-source="post: 6513420" data-attributes="member: 12630">I'll happily concede that I was wrong about the reason there were no high level NPCs.  It has been a while since I read the book.WotC has pretty much said from the beginning of 5e that default gameplay is balanced around no magic items.  If you want to recreate the 3e/4e eberron feel and have your characters with lots of combat affecting items you'll have to consider them higher level for the purpose of what monsters they can take on.  That could have the side effect of leveling the characters faster though.  So it's probably a good idea to reduce the XP rewards from the creatures.You could ensure that the PCs come across a lot of non-combat items so that they have a lot of utility type things.  Just be careful about how they affect the interaction and exploration tiers.  Then make sure that they're combat items are special and unique.  Instead of a sword +1 give out a flaming sword, a staff with crystals floating around the end of it, or armor that is small bolts of lightning occasionally zipping across it.  And then play it up how many of their more intelligent foes seem surprised or even afraid that they have that sort of magic at their disposal.  Or you could make combat items with other types of effects like a suit of heavy armor that gives a 10ft bonus to movement when the character takes the charge action and surrounds them with a ghostly image of some big monster when they charge.  Make the combat items fun and unique without ratcheting up the raw attack/damage numbers.It is a bit of extra work, but until they release 5e Eberron (right after 5e Spelljammer, sorry you have to wait) this is what we're all left with to craft our games.  Fortunately I think 5e gives us all the tools we need.  It's just hard to find the time sometimes, and there's always the worry about goofing up.  But as long as you're telling a good story most players will forgive a power imbalance as long as the DM admits it and adjusts from there.</blockquote>

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