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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hamishspence" data-source="post: 4361038" data-attributes="member: 41555">Compared to 3rd edIn 3rd ed, high powered magic items gave you a massive headache to look at. In 4th ed, high powered items are harder to spot. It may be a reversal, but it leads to interesting implications. Maybe its like this: all magic is cloaked, and the more powerful the effect, the better the cloak. A flashy item is weak. An understated, subtle item is strong. In a sense, it reverses the bling-bling: bling is a sign that the item as not as good. I kinda like it. its a trope in certain kinds of fantasy that "Real mages" are subtle and poseurs are flashy.</blockquote>