Random artefact powers?

[ciaran00]

Is a "Random Artefact Powers" table for 3.5 or 3.0 available somewhere? I really miss this from the 2.0 Encyclopaedia Magica.........

Thanks!

ciaran

 

[Jolly Giant]

Random artifact power tables???

Sounds like something with as much campaign-wrecking potential as a Deck of Many Things! Never seen anything like it, nor would I want to...

 

[Alzrius]

Random artifact powers is an idea from back in 1E that carried over into 2E. As far as I can tell, the design philosophy was that artifacts (there were no minor artifacts back then) had one or two signature powers, and the rest were randomly determined by the DM at some point so players who found one wouldn't immediately know everything they did, giving DMs some room for mystery even if the players had read the books.

3E saw a change in the game design philosophy. Having the nature of powers be determined randomly was now considered to have too much potential to wreak unbalancing havoc, and didn't reward or punish the player/DM enough based on their own resourcefulness (hence why there are no WotC-published Wild Mages anymore). Random artifact powers are gone.

 

[Nightfall]

I agree with Al, it was stupid to have THAT much randomness in an artifact. If you want to make an artifact, make one! Don't let the dice determine it for you.

 

[ciaran00]

Oh for godssakes. All you people do is preach *cries*

ciaran

 

[Nightfall]

Oh for godssakes. All you people do is preach *cries*

ciaran

Hey it's part of the job description.