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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7399078" data-attributes="member: 2629">There are weapons, like the Sunblade, that combine basic pluses and special abilities as well as weapons that have abilities *or* bonuses.&nbsp; They all work - but 5E was designed to limit the power of magic weapons compared to prior editions - and simultaneously making them rarer and more special.&nbsp; I trust the design, although I think there are a few problems with it.&nbsp; There are not enough 'non-sword' magic weapons in the books.&nbsp; There are a few weapons that deal woo much damage with their special abilities for their rarity (Flametongue).&nbsp; There are generally not enough options in the books to allow us to not see repeating items throughout campaigns.&nbsp; However, I see no need to make a Giantslaying axe do anything special when facing other foes, although it doesn't hurt to give a weapon like this some minor quirk or benefit that allows it to do something fun every session, even when no giants show up.&nbsp; Perhaps a once per day spell or something along those lines...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 7399078, member: 2629"] There are weapons, like the Sunblade, that combine basic pluses and special abilities as well as weapons that have abilities *or* bonuses. They all work - but 5E was designed to limit the power of magic weapons compared to prior editions - and simultaneously making them rarer and more special. I trust the design, although I think there are a few problems with it. There are not enough 'non-sword' magic weapons in the books. There are a few weapons that deal woo much damage with their special abilities for their rarity (Flametongue). There are generally not enough options in the books to allow us to not see repeating items throughout campaigns. However, I see no need to make a Giantslaying axe do anything special when facing other foes, although it doesn't hurt to give a weapon like this some minor quirk or benefit that allows it to do something fun every session, even when no giants show up. Perhaps a once per day spell or something along those lines... [/QUOTE]

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