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<blockquote data-quote="Sword of Spirit" data-source="post: 7846354" data-attributes="member: 6677017">I keep the items as is, and that includes randomly rolling things 5e is great in this, because there is very little specialization beyond one-handed, two-handed, or finesse. Unless you are actually going with Crossbow Expert (poor you), you shouldn't have a problem.I think it adds a lot to the experience to have characters pick up and use what they find. In our current campaign we have a bard who has been taking advantage of this to add ongoing development to his character concept--letting the items he finds define part of while he becomes.We don't have anyone who uses a shield, yet we've found 2 already. One if them had a property that keeps you cool in hot weather, so a character who wields a longsword and keeps a hand open for spellcasting had been narratively carrying it around on the Isle of Dread to stay cool. If he really thought the AC would be worth the &quot;drop and grab&quot; spellcasting that might leave him disarmed at the wrong moment, he could use it in a fight, but that hasn't been something compelling yet. It will likely be disappointing if we come across a nice set of heavy armor (no one is proficient). And if we find a maul or something, it will likely be the longsword guy using it.When it comes to character options, I don't think one should have to sacrifice theme for effectiveness...but once the game has started, I think 5e does a good enough job of balancing that choosing how important being &quot;a sword guy&quot; rather than &quot;the guy with the dwarven thrower&quot; until you find a better sword is to you is a feature.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sword of Spirit, post: 7846354, member: 6677017"] I keep the items as is, and that includes randomly rolling things 5e is great in this, because there is very little specialization beyond one-handed, two-handed, or finesse. Unless you are actually going with Crossbow Expert (poor you), you shouldn't have a problem. I think it adds a lot to the experience to have characters pick up and use what they find. In our current campaign we have a bard who has been taking advantage of this to add ongoing development to his character concept--letting the items he finds define part of while he becomes. We don't have anyone who uses a shield, yet we've found 2 already. One if them had a property that keeps you cool in hot weather, so a character who wields a longsword and keeps a hand open for spellcasting had been narratively carrying it around on the Isle of Dread to stay cool. If he really thought the AC would be worth the "drop and grab" spellcasting that might leave him disarmed at the wrong moment, he could use it in a fight, but that hasn't been something compelling yet. It will likely be disappointing if we come across a nice set of heavy armor (no one is proficient). And if we find a maul or something, it will likely be the longsword guy using it. When it comes to character options, I don't think one should have to sacrifice theme for effectiveness...but once the game has started, I think 5e does a good enough job of balancing that choosing how important being "a sword guy" rather than "the guy with the dwarven thrower" until you find a better sword is to you is a feature. [/QUOTE]

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