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<blockquote data-quote="eamon" data-source="post: 4149846" data-attributes="member: 51942">That's an interesting comparison.&nbsp; However, a computer is a bit of a fuzzy term - it used to be applied to actual people performing computations, for instance.&nbsp; Magical describes the means by which the item functions.&nbsp; Is a broken HD still a mass storage device?&nbsp; Is a Car-salesman who no longer sells cars still a car-salesman?&nbsp; Is a red apple which has become moldy and gray still red?&nbsp; Is a burnt out CPU still an electronic device?&nbsp; Is a dead body still human?If a term is descriptive, then it only applies so long as the description applies.&nbsp; If a term is definitive... well, it's a more complex issue.&nbsp; &quot;Magic&quot;, in the context of items in D&amp;D, clearly strikes me as descriptive.&nbsp; Given the description of AMF - and it's naming - it's clear that items cease to function because their magic ceases; as such, they no longer qualify as &quot;magic&quot; items.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eamon, post: 4149846, member: 51942"] That's an interesting comparison. However, a computer is a bit of a fuzzy term - it used to be applied to actual people performing computations, for instance. Magical describes the means by which the item functions. Is a broken HD still a mass storage device? Is a Car-salesman who no longer sells cars still a car-salesman? Is a red apple which has become moldy and gray still red? Is a burnt out CPU still an electronic device? Is a dead body still human? If a term is descriptive, then it only applies so long as the description applies. If a term is definitive... well, it's a more complex issue. "Magic", in the context of items in D&D, clearly strikes me as descriptive. Given the description of AMF - and it's naming - it's clear that items cease to function because their magic ceases; as such, they no longer qualify as "magic" items. [/QUOTE]

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