Resizing Magic Items

[Mapleaxe]

The base assumption for magic armor in the DMG is that it resizes itself to fit it's wearer. Nothing, however, is said about other wearable items like rings and cloaks. How do you handle it?

 

[kreynolds]

The base assumption for magic armor in the DMG is that it resizes itself to fit it's wearer. Nothing, however, is said about other wearable items like rings and cloaks. How do you handle it?

I do that for all wearable magic items, within one size category of course, though occasionally, I'll make an exception and let something accomodate a creature bigger than normal.

 

[Crothian]

I do it on a case by case basis. I like magical items to be mysterious and unique so having them all use the same rules (like having them all resize) works against that.

 

[LokiDR]

If I am just having fun, I let everything resize to almost any size. If I am being more anal about the game, like not givining any abilities of a magic item, I decided on an item by item basis.

 

[tburdett]

Read the description for the spell Polymorph Any Object and you will find a way to painlessly re-size any item in your possession.

 

[Archer]

Gee, not only can you resize something you can completly change its type. I wish this +5 dagger was a +5 spiked chain, *poof* or I wish this mithril chain shirt +3 was mithril full plate +3 *poof*

 

[LokiDR]

Gee, not only can you resize something you can completly change its type. I wish this +5 dagger was a +5 spiked chain, *poof* or I wish this mithril chain shirt +3 was mithril full plate +3 *poof*

Gee, a level 8 spell can be abused? Besides that, you could always say that +3 mithril full plate "gains abilities superior to those of the original" mithril chain shirt +3, and so reduce the bonus.

 

[kreynolds]

Gee, a level 8 spell can be abused? Besides that, you could always say that +3 mithril full plate "gains abilities superior to those of the original" mithril chain shirt +3, and so reduce the bonus.

Besides, it's a magic item. It gets a save. So the spell won't necessarily be abused successfully all of the time.

 

[Tzarevitch]

Nothing resizes in my campaign. I have always considered that rule to be nonsense. It allows you to take armor made for a pixie and re-size it to fit a colossal humanoid. It shatters my suspension of disbelief.

In my campaign, you can take armor to an armorer and get a limited amount of re-sezing done (i.e. you can get a suit of full-plate for a dwarf resized for a slightly smaller dwarf, but there is no way to make it fit a human without mighty magics.)

Tzarevitch

 

[LokiDR]

Nothing resizes in my campaign. I have always considered that rule to be nonsense. It allows you to take armor made for a pixie and re-size it to fit a colossal humanoid. It shatters my suspension of disbelief.

In my campaign, you can take armor to an armorer and get a limited amount of re-sezing done (i.e. you can get a suit of full-plate for a dwarf resized for a slightly smaller dwarf, but there is no way to make it fit a human without mighty magics.)

Tzarevitch

If you are fighting dwarves, and one has good magic full plate mail, telling the human/elven group they just can't use it is just like waving a carrot in front of horse and saying "no, no, no." The resizing rule was put in to make things easier. Take it out of the rules, and you have only made everyones life more difficult. If you like that, that's cool. I think it get tedious.

As for supension of belief, it is magic. Magic selectively ignores reality. If a flaming sword doesn't burn it's wielder, why is resizing armor a problem?