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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Zardoz" data-source="post: 3780491" data-attributes="member: 704">The fantastical is overrated, I think.&nbsp; When present, it can make the setting seem more convincing, and enhance player experience.But I think that in all but the most role play heavy games, the fantastical has been strapped down and sacrificed on the altar of convenience and fun.&nbsp; Your players have probably read the PHB cover to cover, as well as a bunch of splat books.&nbsp; You can be nearly certain that they know better than you which magic items will enhance their characters.&nbsp; If they frequent these boards, they may have participated in various &quot;Smack Down&quot; threads and debated frequently about the trade off one how much Power Attack is optimal.Given that, reigning in the fantastical is a bit more difficult than it is worth.What you can do is avoid the obvious.&nbsp; Dragons should not be mounts.&nbsp; They are essentially the top of the food chain, and very prideful.&nbsp; Even a lawful Good Dragon will probably make demands on the loot for their hoard.&nbsp; But worrying about magic street lights?&nbsp; I do not think it is a big deal.Just avoid handing out the following on demand:- Any item with a bonus better than +2- Wands with spells better than Level 3And avoid making the following show up very often if at all- Holy Avengers- Inteligent Weapons or otherwise sentient items- Staff of the Magi scope items- Legacy items- ArtifactsEND COMMUNICATION</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Zardoz, post: 3780491, member: 704"] The fantastical is overrated, I think. When present, it can make the setting seem more convincing, and enhance player experience. But I think that in all but the most role play heavy games, the fantastical has been strapped down and sacrificed on the altar of convenience and fun. Your players have probably read the PHB cover to cover, as well as a bunch of splat books. You can be nearly certain that they know better than you which magic items will enhance their characters. If they frequent these boards, they may have participated in various "Smack Down" threads and debated frequently about the trade off one how much Power Attack is optimal. Given that, reigning in the fantastical is a bit more difficult than it is worth. What you can do is avoid the obvious. Dragons should not be mounts. They are essentially the top of the food chain, and very prideful. Even a lawful Good Dragon will probably make demands on the loot for their hoard. But worrying about magic street lights? I do not think it is a big deal. Just avoid handing out the following on demand: - Any item with a bonus better than +2 - Wands with spells better than Level 3 And avoid making the following show up very often if at all - Holy Avengers - Inteligent Weapons or otherwise sentient items - Staff of the Magi scope items - Legacy items - Artifacts END COMMUNICATION [/QUOTE]

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