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<blockquote data-quote="Emirikol" data-source="post: 3383278" data-attributes="member: 10638">We've been running a low magic campaign using 3.0/3.5 for about 5 years now.&nbsp; We've found that there is some kind of &quot;myth&quot; surrounding people's belief that magic items are necessary for the game.The classes are supposedly balanced on their own without magic items.&nbsp; My own personal feeling is that magic items just create stuff-twinks and exponential power escalation.&nbsp; I've heard it argued that magic items are necessary to help fighters balance against wizards at upper levels.&nbsp; I don't buy it because there are also equal items for the wizard so how does that result in balance?DR/magic is also not a necessary part of the game and can easily be substituted for normal stuff (like silver or whatever).Magic items can be fun to find but I still think they just create greedy twink-like behavior.&nbsp; Like an overworked family who is living beyond their needs and addicted to painkillers at the same time...Magic items are now so generic too as to be unnecessary.&nbsp; Wow, a +1 sword.&nbsp; Geez, that's original.&nbsp; I'll bet some wizard sat down and spent some x.p. to make it just so a fighter in his party could greedily gain some power escalation.&nbsp; Huuuummmmmmmmmm!What do you think?&nbsp; Are magic items even necessary or are they just crack for the addicted?jh</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Emirikol, post: 3383278, member: 10638"] We've been running a low magic campaign using 3.0/3.5 for about 5 years now. We've found that there is some kind of "myth" surrounding people's belief that magic items are necessary for the game. The classes are supposedly balanced on their own without magic items. My own personal feeling is that magic items just create stuff-twinks and exponential power escalation. I've heard it argued that magic items are necessary to help fighters balance against wizards at upper levels. I don't buy it because there are also equal items for the wizard so how does that result in balance? DR/magic is also not a necessary part of the game and can easily be substituted for normal stuff (like silver or whatever). Magic items can be fun to find but I still think they just create greedy twink-like behavior. Like an overworked family who is living beyond their needs and addicted to painkillers at the same time... Magic items are now so generic too as to be unnecessary. Wow, a +1 sword. Geez, that's original. I'll bet some wizard sat down and spent some x.p. to make it just so a fighter in his party could greedily gain some power escalation. Huuuummmmmmmmmm! What do you think? Are magic items even necessary or are they just crack for the addicted? jh [/QUOTE]

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