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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Slobber Monster" data-source="post: 2517862" data-attributes="member: 27687">The one thing I think I would like to overhaul in DnD are what I consider to be the many "bland" magical spells and (especially) items. From a cinematic point of view - what's really the difference between masterwork armor and +1 magic armor? What about wearing and not wearing Guantlets of Ogre Power? Shouldn't an item with a name like that give a normal Str 10 person a bigger boost than adding 20 lbs to their military press? Heck, I could improve mine by that much in a month or six if I resumed weight-lifting, and noone would suddenly think I was as strong as an ogre. All the other stat boosting items suffer from this, as do flat weapon pluses and the save and AC boosting items. I think I would much rather have all the incremental boosting just included in class abilities, or basic level advancement (as Iron Heroes does I believe).However, this absolutely does not mean that I want a low-magic default game. It's just that I would rather the magic items actually allowed the characters to do something they couldn't before. So rings of featherfalling, boots of flying, figurines of wondrous power, staffs of wizardry, etc. -all the type of magic items I consider to be fun would still have a place in the game. Gauntlets of Ogre Power would still be there even - it's just that they would really make a man as strong as an ogre (just like they did in AD&D). Obviously any powered up items and spells would need some rebalancing, but I don't see that as a huge barrier.Edit - I mean rebalancing via GP value, caster level requirements, treasure tables, etc.</blockquote>

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