"Weenie List" of Ubiquitous & Popular Magic Items

[Azlan]

Ah, someone who's taken the time to research my online history. How gratifying, even if you misspelled "kibology".

When someone comes from out of left field and makes a personal attack on me -- someone without provocation, justification, or even an explanation, as you did on that other post, where I first became unpleasantly aware of your existance -- I do my best to find out who that person is, where he's coming from, and what his motives are.

So, of course, I followed the link to your webpage. Call me paranoid, but I see it more as an profound interest in knowing what makes people tick.

Everything you've posted has been said six million times before, by people twice as erudite, educated and entertaining as you. They were just as wrong as you, of course, but at least they were good to read.

Really? But you have been reading them, haven't you?

 

[The Furious Puffin]

In any campagian with the standard scribing rules, you always see Boocob's blessed book (or whatever that item that eliminates scribing cost is)

It's a bargain.

 

[hong]

So, of course, I followed the link to your webpage. Call me paranoid, but I see it more as an profound interest in knowing what makes people tick.

I wouldn't have put that stuff online if I didn't expect people to have a look at it. You're not the first.

Really? But you have been reading them, haven't you?

And you are still very boring.

Lift your game, weenie.

 

[Caliban]

I have no problem with items being removed from a Haversack being a free action, if they up the price. If they leave the price as is, then they are obviously much more powerful than a glove of storing, which is a more expensive item.

Glove of storing is superior in that you can hold unsheathed flaming weapons in them.

You try that in a haversack, and you've just destroyed the haversack.

A sharp or pointed weapon will puncture the haversack, just like a back of holding.

If you are using a blunt weapon, the haversack is better.

The other advantage is concealment: the haversack is much more more likely to be targeted for theft or when you are captured.

In general the plusses and minuses balance out, and each are about equally valuable, but are most effective in different situations.

 

[Azlan]

I wouldn't have put that stuff online if I didn't expect people to have a look at it. You're not the first.

Yes, you certainly are proud of yourself, eh, hong? It amazes me how you've been harassing people and making mischief all across the Internet -- and then putting a collection of "Hong's Greatest Hits" on your webpage.

I realize some of the troll-lovers here find you amusing, but I find you extremely offensive, more so than anyone else I've encountered on this board, so far. (Then again, I really haven't hung out here all that much, except for the past weekend.) Now, I realize some people here find me offensive -- but at least I'm genuinely interested in and earnestly talking about 3E D&D rules.

So, while it is not my purpose, here, to be offensive, it is most definitely yours, hong -- and just for the shear fun of it, at that! And with over 2,300 posts under your belt from just the past five months, I can see you've been having lots of fun, here.

 

[hong]

Yes, you certainly are proud of yourself, eh, hong? It amazes me how you've been harassing people and making mischief all across the Internet -- and then putting a collection of "Hong's Greatest Hits" on your webpage.

Well, you seemed to find them interesting. Isn't it great how everyone's talking about me all of a sudden? If I was big-headed, I might even appreciate all this attention. Thankfully, I'm far too humble for that.

I realize some of the troll-lovers here find you amusing, but I find you extremely offensive, more so than anyone else I've encountered here so far.

Tell me again why your opinion matters to anyone except yourself.

Now, I realize some people here find me offensive -- but at least I'm genuinely interested in and earnestly talking about 3E D&D rules.

No. You may _think_ that's the case, but what you're interested in is putting forth a manifesto about how you think D&D should work. Now there's nothing wrong with having an opinion, but there are several ways of voicing that opinion, with varying degrees of efficacy.

So, while it is not my purpose, here, to be offensive, it is most definitely yours, hong -- and just for the shear fun of it, at that! And with over 2,300 posts under your belt from just the past five months, I can see you've been having lots of fun, here.

Indeed I have. And with just over 40 posts in the last two days, you're doing almost as well as me. However, _you_ are boring.

 

[Azlan]

Isn't it great how everyone's talking about me all of a sudden? If I was big-headed, I might even appreciate all this attention. Thankfully, I'm far too humble for that.

Now THAT's funny!

what you're interested in is putting forth a manifesto about how you think D&D should work.

Hmm. You may very well be right about that. But, hey, if ever there was a place for posting such a manifesto, I thought this was it.

However, _you_ are boring.

Aw-www, c'mon, hong! You don't find my "manifesto" at least a little bit interesting? No? Shoot, and I've put so much thought and time into writing it! (Oh! All these years of DM'ing -- wasted!)

But you have been following me around and reading my posts and responding to them, eh, hong? I can at least take some small comfort in that.

 

[Mordax_sighs]

As much as I'd like to get involved in the flame-stuffs, I just came to point out an error in the original post:

The Ring of Jumping provides an unnamed bonus to Jump. Boots of S&S are competence. So, they work together just fine.

 

[BMF]

A sharp or pointed weapon will puncture the haversack, just like a back of holding.

I think, technically, that is probably true. But the haversack description doesn't actually say that. It only says that the pouches function like bags of holding. But even if the shap weapons are a danger to haversacks, the weapons can often be put in quivers or sheaths.

I think the list of over-used items should also include rings of sustanence, wands of true strike, and wands of shield.

But who cares if they are over used?? Heward is probably sitting back making money hand over fist off his little invention. More power to him. I know my characters thank him every day for his wonderful invention!

Furthermore, how do you know they are over-used? They only seem over-used to you because you've been playing 2e for so long. These magic items are apparently supposed to be common in 3e.

Really though, the cost of magic items is so random, I don't see any reason to say these particular items have something wrong with them.

 

[BMF]

The Ring of Jumping provides an unnamed bonus to Jump. Boots of S&S are competence. So, they work together just fine.

that's true, but some people rule against it based on the fact that Jump is the spell that is required to make both the boots and the ring. The same spell shouldn't stack with itself, whether it is named or not.