D&D General Weapons should break left and right

[Maxperson]

Oh, again, I totally understand why players do it. Heck, I probably do it to some degree when I am a player too. It's not like I don't understand the reasoning. I just don't like it very much.

Like, why buy winged boots (uncommon) when a Broom of Flying is faster, can work independently and doesn't have a time limit, all for the same price? Oh, and the Broom isn't attunement, so, you can save your attunement slots for other goodies. Or, a Carpet of Flying, which is Very Rare, meaning you can buy about ten Brooms of Flying for the same price.

So, gee, shock, all I see are PC's buying Brooms of Flying.

I agree with you in principle, but I'd buy the boots every time. Why? Because the broom has to be mounted. It's effectively a mount, which means you need to hold on to it like you would a horse. It's the size of a greatsword, which means you need to find a place for this extremely awkward item when you are just walking around doing stuff. People will notice you with it when you go places, so it might be forbidden inside. The broom can be grabbed and stolen if you send it off alone. As opposed to the boots, which you just wear and walk around in.

There are a lot more considerations than just how fast it the item goes.

Edited to add, you also don't look like some silly cartoon witch with the boots.

 

[Maxperson]

Maybe not the greatest example, as I would not consider a broom intrinsically less interesting than boots.

The more solid comparison would be "Do I buy a +2 weapon, or a +1 weapon with an enhancement that is only occasionally better than another +1?" And why buy an Arrow of Gazebo Slaying when you aren't really expecting to ever run into a Gazebo that you need to kill?

Random encounters + Murphy's Law?

 

[AlViking]

Oh, again, I totally understand why players do it. Heck, I probably do it to some degree when I am a player too. It's not like I don't understand the reasoning. I just don't like it very much.

Like, why buy winged boots (uncommon) when a Broom of Flying is faster, can work independently and doesn't have a time limit, all for the same price? Oh, and the Broom isn't attunement, so, you can save your attunement slots for other goodies. Or, a Carpet of Flying, which is Very Rare, meaning you can buy about ten Brooms of Flying for the same price.

So, gee, shock, all I see are PC's buying Brooms of Flying.

My house rule is that you need to keep one hand holding the broom. If you cast a spell with somatic components it's an acrobatics check.

That and I curate my list of items for sale, items that provide flight aren't available until higher levels.

 

[Maxperson]

My house rule is that you need to keep one hand holding the broom. If you cast a spell with somatic components it's an acrobatics check.

That and I curate my list of items for sale, items that provide flight aren't available until higher levels.

It's a mounted item that's thin and has no magic ability to keep you seated. There's no reason I can see to think that you could ride it hands free.