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<blockquote data-quote="Azlan" data-source="post: 187692" data-attributes="member: 2340"><p>After DM'ing 3E for over a year now, I've accumulated a list of ubiquitous magic items that are popular among min-max'ers and powergamers, calling it the "Weenie List". Some of the items on this list include...</p><p></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - -</p><p></p><p>Keen Enchantment (Wow! Double my threat range for only a +1 market price! Combine with the Improved Critical feat, and I'm s-sssmokin'!)</p><p></p><p>Energy Enchantment (A whole d6 damage bonus for only a +1 market price. Now <em>that's</em> a cost-efficient enchantment!)</p><p></p><p>Mithral Shirt (Heh! Chain shirt is already the most unbalanced and saught-after armor in 3E D&D -- now it's even more so by having it available in mithral, for a mere 1100 gps! Sweet!) </p><p></p><p>Mithral Shield (Should I go with a greatsword? Or a bastardsword and a mithral large shield? Hmm... Let me work it both ways, here in my Excel spreadsheet... ) </p><p></p><p>Boots of Striding and Leaping (To be combined with the Spring Attack feat, of course. Great for barbarians and rogues! Hope my DM hasn't read the errata that raises the price of this magic item. But even if he has, the boots are more than worth it!) </p><p></p><p>Gloves of +2 Dexterity or Gauntlets of Ogre Power (Alas, I can only wear one or the other, so which one will it be? Hmm... Back to the spreadsheet... ) </p><p></p><p>Ring of Jumping (Doesn't stack with the boots, but the +30 jump bonus the ring gives is worth the mere 2000 gps it costs -- especially when combined with Spring Attack! Anyway, I want the boots more for the double movement ability.) </p><p></p><p>+1 Ring of Protection (Stacks with everything else, listed above. And it's real cheap, too!) </p><p></p><p>+1 Amulet of Natural Armor (Ditto!)</p><p></p><p>+1 Cloak of Resistance (+1 to all my saving throws for a mere 1000 gps. Not bad!) </p><p></p><p>Eyes of the Eagle (+5 bonus to Spot checks, which tends to be one of the most often used checks in the game, for a mere 1000 gps. Awesome!)</p><p></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - -</p><p></p><p>What interesting about this particular list of magic items is that, individually, they aren't powerful and unbalancing. (Well, the Eyes probably are, and the Boots definitely are.) But when you stack them all together on a single person (and they <em>are</em> all stackable!), look out! Best of all, most of these items are pretty cheap (1000-2000 gps each).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Azlan, post: 187692, member: 2340"] After DM'ing 3E for over a year now, I've accumulated a list of ubiquitous magic items that are popular among min-max'ers and powergamers, calling it the "Weenie List". Some of the items on this list include... - - - - - - - - - - - - Keen Enchantment (Wow! Double my threat range for only a +1 market price! Combine with the Improved Critical feat, and I'm s-sssmokin'!) Energy Enchantment (A whole d6 damage bonus for only a +1 market price. Now [i]that's[/i] a cost-efficient enchantment!) Mithral Shirt (Heh! Chain shirt is already the most unbalanced and saught-after armor in 3E D&D -- now it's even more so by having it available in mithral, for a mere 1100 gps! Sweet!) Mithral Shield (Should I go with a greatsword? Or a bastardsword and a mithral large shield? Hmm... Let me work it both ways, here in my Excel spreadsheet... ) Boots of Striding and Leaping (To be combined with the Spring Attack feat, of course. Great for barbarians and rogues! Hope my DM hasn't read the errata that raises the price of this magic item. But even if he has, the boots are more than worth it!) Gloves of +2 Dexterity or Gauntlets of Ogre Power (Alas, I can only wear one or the other, so which one will it be? Hmm... Back to the spreadsheet... ) Ring of Jumping (Doesn't stack with the boots, but the +30 jump bonus the ring gives is worth the mere 2000 gps it costs -- especially when combined with Spring Attack! Anyway, I want the boots more for the double movement ability.) +1 Ring of Protection (Stacks with everything else, listed above. And it's real cheap, too!) +1 Amulet of Natural Armor (Ditto!) +1 Cloak of Resistance (+1 to all my saving throws for a mere 1000 gps. Not bad!) Eyes of the Eagle (+5 bonus to Spot checks, which tends to be one of the most often used checks in the game, for a mere 1000 gps. Awesome!) - - - - - - - - - - - - What interesting about this particular list of magic items is that, individually, they aren't powerful and unbalancing. (Well, the Eyes probably are, and the Boots definitely are.) But when you stack them all together on a single person (and they [i]are[/i] all stackable!), look out! Best of all, most of these items are pretty cheap (1000-2000 gps each). [/QUOTE]
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