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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ace" data-source="post: 3197685" data-attributes="member: 944">It would but D&D is fundamentaly designed around a certain amount of magic buffs at every level --- 900 at l2 5600 at L5 760,000 at L20 etc Not having these significantly changes game play above about 3rd to 5th  level (for the worse IMO) as an exxample a standard tank fighter L20  32 point buy will have a strength bonus of about +10 (belt, book, level, base)  and an AC of 38-40 depending on build This is balanced roughly against monsters of Cr20 or so A fighter without those +16 to +20 in AC bonus is a walking target -- combine a strength bonus more likely to be +5 or +6 and you hugely reduced the power at hand -- can you say monster bait ?making D&D work at low magic requires patches. If the patches cover the needed ground (IMO extra feats, skills and a level based defense) the system works great --if not it changes for the worse, again YMMVMy personal patches are Stat bonus alterations (2 @4,8,12,16,20)raise light shield to +2raise heavy shield to +3defense bonus (not vs touch)  at 75% of bab (round down unless a fighter)feats @ 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19+2 skill points per classsave bonus +1 at 4,,8,12,16,20This allows me to hand out 1 to 3 items per character without hurting game balance and puts magical back in magic</blockquote>