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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grydan" data-source="post: 5847192" data-attributes="member: 79401">Though I fully expect that +n weapons will show up, being one of those things that have always been in the game, I sincerely wish they'd go away.As powerful and useful a tool as mathematics can be, I don't find math magical.I'd be quite happy if magic items descriptions never needed to mention numbers at all. There's no poetry in +1. No flavour, charm, or mystery.There's no sense of immersion in a character talking about his +n weapon.If you want a weapon that's more accurate, call it Weapon of Accuracy or something.I especially don't want increasing values of n. They mess with the math far too much if they modify attack or defences/saves. Restricting them to damage increases only isn't as likely to break things, but it also makes something that was already boring and generic even more so. I also don't want creatures that can't be harmed by weapons that don't have a high enough number on them (as seen in earlier editions). There are no fairy tales, fables, or myths about beasts that could not be slain by a sword unless it was +3. Three of what?Needing to use a certain material, particular enchantment or even a single specific weapon against a creature is fine (to an extent). Occasionally needing the right person to do the job can be entertaining ("No living man can kill me." Well, then it's a good thing my party consists entirely of undead female Elves, Halflings and Dwarves now, isn't it?). Needing the right number stamped on your weapon? Boring.I want magic items that have flavour, and which can't be mistaken for just a well-made mundane object. That beginning player FireLance mentions, well, I'd much rather their first magic item was a sword MADE OF FIRE*than The Sword of Basic Arithmetic.* Or that lights up when goblins are near, or sings, or seems to crave battle, or any of thousands of other options that actually draw you into the world of the game, rather than the math of the game.</blockquote>

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