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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kitcik" data-source="post: 5857699" data-attributes="member: 98256">There are plenty of things you can wish for that are outside the normal rules / outside what is normally available in a particular DM's game, that do not change your ECL. In the above example, wishing for a "neat magic weapon" does not provide a long term advantage over the party, assuming the DM does not allow the weapon to be egregiously level inappropriate. Presumably, if the party got a Wish as a level-appropriate reward, then it is just one of numerous level appropriate rewards they are receiving and other members of the party have, or will soon get, equivalent items (assuming a fair distribution of party wealth). Certainly, the Wish would allow for a more customized item, particularly in a campaign with low access to magic shops, but that would not change ECL. Why give him a Wish in the first place? For the very reason of customization. The GM doesn't generally keep a wishlist for everyone and "drop" the items (et al) on each of the wishlists. Some characters are always happier with their items / abilities / etc. than others, and this switches over the life of a campaign as one person's favorite sword becomes obsolete and another person gets the staff they always wanted. A Wish allows you to get something (item, ability, event) that you want right now. Getting a level-appropriate "this is exaclty what I wanted" moment is very satisfying, but not ECL-changing.</blockquote>

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