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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 6465396" data-attributes="member: 2067">It might! Unique items is a good first step into some mechanically unique territory.But, you'll need to make a strong distinction. The difference between &quot;I made a rope that can't be torn apart or cut!&quot; and &quot;I know mending!&quot; seems potentially cosmetic. Ditto something like &quot;a staff that strikes with a deafening impact and knocks someone back&quot; and &quot;I cast thunderwave.&quot; Like, a sorcerer's &quot;My dragon's blood lets me spit forth roaring gouts of fire &quot; and &quot;I cast fireball.&quot; are the same thing. Ditto, say, a sun cleric's &quot;I call down the power of the sun god!&quot; and &quot;I cast fireball.&quot; An artificer's &quot;I made a bomb!&quot; might also be &quot;I cast fireball!&quot;But then, a sorcerer can twist that fireball into new shapes and ramp it up to new heights of power and do it whenever they want. And a sun cleric can also call upon the sun god's light to banish darkness and sear their foes with radiance. What does the artificer do that makes &quot;I made a bomb!&quot; different from &quot;I cast fireball!.&quot;? Or, what do they do in addition to making bombs that essentially cast fireball?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 6465396, member: 2067"] It might! Unique items is a good first step into some mechanically unique territory. But, you'll need to make a strong distinction. The difference between "I made a rope that can't be torn apart or cut!" and "I know [I]mending[/I]!" seems potentially cosmetic. Ditto something like "a staff that strikes with a deafening impact and knocks someone back" and "I cast [I]thunderwave[/I]." Like, a sorcerer's "My dragon's blood lets me spit forth roaring gouts of fire " and "I cast [I]fireball[/I]." are the same thing. Ditto, say, a sun cleric's "I call down the power of the sun god!" and "I cast [I]fireball[/I]." An artificer's "I made a bomb!" might also be "I cast [I]fireball[/I]!" But then, a sorcerer can twist that fireball into new shapes and ramp it up to new heights of power and do it whenever they want. And a sun cleric can also call upon the sun god's light to banish darkness and sear their foes with radiance. What does the artificer do that makes "I made a bomb!" different from "I cast [I]fireball![/I]."? Or, what do they do in addition to making bombs that essentially cast fireball? [/QUOTE]

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