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<blockquote data-quote="RandomUsernamehmimo71" data-source="post: 1316354" data-attributes="member: 9051">The Problem re-manifests if you play an overland campaign (Ie, not a dungeon or cave, but moving on the country); you may only have one encounter every 24 hours... It makes the whole &quot;Having the ability the rest of the time&quot; idea kind of less viable.I do agree that making the magic feel magical is important, but I think that the game should reflect that. There is only so much you can do; the players WILL hear the +5 to a skill in there, and realize that that is what it comes down to. Personally, I like to downplay that.. I once gave a magical amulet which made the players Translucent, and harder to see.. But they refused to continue with the game until I gave them a stat adjustment for it. They wanted a &quot;It gives +10 to hide&quot;, not anything more mystical, like making you difficult to see, and giving enemies a chance to not see you, as long as you're not moving quickly... Or, even if I gave a mechanic, such as only a 50% chance of being spotted, it comes back to a boost to the stat.I really don't care if a skill ends up with an effect similar to boosting a skill.. But I don't want them to end up being able to out do the rest of the party, nor do I want them to just look at it as an extra feat..Fun fun!Colin</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RandomUsernamehmimo71, post: 1316354, member: 9051"] [color=white][/color][color=white] [/color] [color=white]The Problem re-manifests if you play an overland campaign (Ie, not a dungeon or cave, but moving on the country); you may only have one encounter every 24 hours... [/color] [color=white]It makes the whole "Having the ability the rest of the time" idea kind of less viable.[/color] [color=white]I do agree that making the magic [i]feel[/i] magical is important, but I think that the game should reflect that. There is only so much you can do; the players WILL hear the +5 to a skill in there, and realize that that is what it comes down to. [/color] [color=white]Personally, I like to downplay that.. I once gave a magical amulet which made the players Translucent, and harder to see.. But they refused to continue with the game until I gave them a stat adjustment for it. [/color] [color=white]They wanted a "It gives +10 to hide", not anything more mystical, like making you difficult to see, and giving enemies a chance to not see you, as long as you're not moving quickly... Or, even if I gave a mechanic, such as only a 50% chance of being spotted, it comes back to a boost to the stat.[/color] [color=white]I really don't care if a skill ends up with an effect similar to boosting a skill.. But I don't want them to end up being able to out do the rest of the party, nor do I want them to just look at it as an extra feat..[/color] [color=white]Fun fun![/color] [color=white]Colin[/color] [/QUOTE]

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