Finist The Falcon
First Post
Apples and Oranges
It really seems to me that people are arguing points that don't really oppose each other.
On one side: If you give the NPC's an item that is really powerful and the PC's get it, then it should be just as powerful.
On the other side: The power resides in the NPC not the item.
I do not think these philosophies are mutually exclusive. If a GM gave an NPC a Keen sword and my fighter gets it after a fight I would expect the sword to be Keen still. However if the NPC had improved critical, then I would not expect the sword to be Keen in the hands of my fighter. As a player I won't know where the power came from unless I have someone use an Identify (or similar) spell.
IMO, a good GM will know when to give the power to the NPC and when to give it to the weapon and given that choice, stick to it.
It really seems to me that people are arguing points that don't really oppose each other.
On one side: If you give the NPC's an item that is really powerful and the PC's get it, then it should be just as powerful.
On the other side: The power resides in the NPC not the item.
I do not think these philosophies are mutually exclusive. If a GM gave an NPC a Keen sword and my fighter gets it after a fight I would expect the sword to be Keen still. However if the NPC had improved critical, then I would not expect the sword to be Keen in the hands of my fighter. As a player I won't know where the power came from unless I have someone use an Identify (or similar) spell.
IMO, a good GM will know when to give the power to the NPC and when to give it to the weapon and given that choice, stick to it.
