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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GMforPowergamers" data-source="post: 8630116" data-attributes="member: 67338">so boots of flying... do I give it to the melee warrior or the ranged spell caster?item that stores a spell (ring, stone ect) do I give it to the guy that can refill it or the one that needs it refilled?wands, scrolls, staves... all going to the casterbut yes a +1 long sword or +1 shield will go to a melee combatant (but does it go to the hexblade/paliden or the fighter/rogue?)hol on they can't use any spell completion item... that alone takes them out of most (but hexblades bards and clerics are still in alot of them)yeah, a +3 defending flamtongue isn't goiing to impact like a staff of fire willby yours that is 2d6+3 vs 1d10+0 (10 vs 5) but it could just as easlily be (and in my experence fighters are sword and board about half the time) 1d8+3 but in melee compared to 1d10+0 at range (7 v5)yup 1 subclass or some feats but as you saymost of them are casters/magic users... becuse every fun useful thing in 5e is hidden behind the 'use magic' sub systemsyes and casters get them (alot at 1st or 2nd level before fighter and rogue get to 'earn' there's at 3rd)it is the same answer i have gotten since 2e re packaged for 5e.  4e fixed it and 5e broke it (a little less broken then 3e... but 3e was the word).  what it has to do with is fixing power imbalance with class or race or anything but items with items lead to BOTH CHARACTERS CAN USE ITEMS...lets go more basic.  a level 3 hexblade (bladelock)/3 oath of vengence paliden and a level 4 fighter (weaponmaster) 2 rogue are at the same table... the fighter/rouge feels both under powered and like he isn't as versitile... you put a magic sword in the game, how do you control who gets it?</blockquote>

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