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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 4688509" data-attributes="member: 82106">I would also just treat them as magic items. There are a number of guidelines in AV regarding stepped access to higher level magic item powers, etc. which can be used to allow scaled access. A touchstone can be a Wonderous Item (doesn't use a magic item slot) which has one or even several powers. Daily magic item power use limits will pretty much take care of regulating the amount of utility people can get out of them.Remember, 4e magic items are individually a lot less powerful than those in earlier editions. The whole concept of 'charges' also does not exist in 4e. It was always a book keeping nightmare and I say good riddance to it. As for what the actual powers of the touchstones would be, that is pretty much wide open. There could be elemental attack powers, recharge abilities (use the touchstone to regain use of an encounter power for example), healing, buffs, etc. Pick them based on your ideas about the plane they relate to. I would use existing magic item powers and character powers as a model for that type of effect. Not having played 3e I don't really know thematically what would best match the 3e touchstones.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 4688509, member: 82106"] I would also just treat them as magic items. There are a number of guidelines in AV regarding stepped access to higher level magic item powers, etc. which can be used to allow scaled access. A touchstone can be a Wonderous Item (doesn't use a magic item slot) which has one or even several powers. Daily magic item power use limits will pretty much take care of regulating the amount of utility people can get out of them. Remember, 4e magic items are individually a lot less powerful than those in earlier editions. The whole concept of 'charges' also does not exist in 4e. It was always a book keeping nightmare and I say good riddance to it. As for what the actual powers of the touchstones would be, that is pretty much wide open. There could be elemental attack powers, recharge abilities (use the touchstone to regain use of an encounter power for example), healing, buffs, etc. Pick them based on your ideas about the plane they relate to. I would use existing magic item powers and character powers as a model for that type of effect. Not having played 3e I don't really know thematically what would best match the 3e touchstones. [/QUOTE]

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