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<blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 5683995" data-attributes="member: 61155">I can certainly understand missing these elements. In many ways, I feel that the 4E approach to artifacts has taken their place for me, which takes a similar approach but makes it more focused. &nbsp;So you might have a Regalia of Good that does not say, &quot;You must be Good alignment to use this&quot;. Instead, when you perform a good deed, your Concordance with the artifact goes up, and you gain more access to its power. But when you perform an evil act, your Concordance goes down, and eventually you are punished by it. &nbsp;In addition to it feeling more nuanced, I also like that it means such effects are rarely trivial. And it removes many of the issues I have with alignment being effectively a binary state when interacting with spells and effects and items. &nbsp;It is not the same thing, certainly, and has both strengths and weaknesses compared to the old approach - but I think is a clear example that this element hasn't vanished from D&amp;D entirely.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MrMyth, post: 5683995, member: 61155"] I can certainly understand missing these elements. In many ways, I feel that the 4E approach to artifacts has taken their place for me, which takes a similar approach but makes it more focused. So you might have a Regalia of Good that does not say, "You must be Good alignment to use this". Instead, when you perform a good deed, your Concordance with the artifact goes up, and you gain more access to its power. But when you perform an evil act, your Concordance goes down, and eventually you are punished by it. In addition to it feeling more nuanced, I also like that it means such effects are rarely trivial. And it removes many of the issues I have with alignment being effectively a binary state when interacting with spells and effects and items. It is not the same thing, certainly, and has both strengths and weaknesses compared to the old approach - but I think is a clear example that this element hasn't vanished from D&D entirely. [/QUOTE]

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