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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lonely Tylenol" data-source="post: 2775229" data-attributes="member: 18549">From what I remember, the penalties for spellcasters weren't as annoying as those for melee characters.  Losing a spell slot at each level isn't too bad, if you get two spells at each level 3/day without threatening any AoOs in return.  The legacy Staff of Power is cake.  In fact, most of the ones I liked were the ones that aren't weapons, but staves, rings, holy symbols, etc.  Losing attack bonuses, losing hit points, having to cough up skill points if you're a fighter...these things are more trouble if your purpose is to hit things and soak damage, which it is, if you're a melee guy.  And as someone pointed out, a 20th level character can have a +5 weapon with +5 worth of special abilities, or he can have a +2 to hit/+5 damage legacy weapon that lets him cast Daylight 3/day and walk on walls and turn water into wine for the cost of 20 hit points, -3 to all saves and having to perform three ridiculous rituals that usually involve putting the campaign on hold so you can travel somewhere and do something specific.I think the mechanic just works better for spellcasters.  It's essentially levels of Archmage anyway.  Trade in a spell slot for spell-like abilities.  Groovy.edit: Also, wasn't there some sort of mechanic that said that your ability to even use the weapon hinged on being able to locate someone who could make a DC 35 Knowledge (history) check?</blockquote>

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