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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 9320275" data-attributes="member: 9254">Marginal utility is the term you're looking for.&nbsp; It's like is it worth it to spend $10k on a crap car or $30k for a solid car? Generally the $30k car is a better choice from maintenance, performance, and experience.&nbsp; Is it worth going to a $90k luxury car?&nbsp; Not for most people. They'd spend that extra money on other things, like a home or a second car.&nbsp; There's a lot of marginal utility to most families to having 2 or 3 vehicles.How about a $500k supercar? No, only people with money to burn go for that nonsense.So in 3e, which had an official price guide for magic items, one +3 weapon cost 18,000gp, which is enough to buy 9 +1 weapons (2,000gp ea).&nbsp; Or 450x +1 arrows (40gp ea).&nbsp; Given that magic weapons are needed to injure some creatures, having more weapons in more hands is a better choiceOr to break it down further, a noble could buy one +3 weapon, or equip 4 bodyguards with&nbsp; a +1 weapon (2,000gp), +1 armor (1,000gp) and +1 shields (1,00gp) and still have ~2,000gp to spend on potions.&nbsp; That's a much more beneficial boost than one person with a +3 sword...unless that one person gets&nbsp; many attacks, like a high level adventurer.And from a simple &quot;hit better&quot; standpoint, Masterwork weapons only cost 300gp and provide a similar combat boost to a magic +1 weapon. You could buy 60x masterwork swords for bows) for that single +3 sword, which militarily is a significant increase in performance.&nbsp; Or maybe you just hire &amp; equip another unit of troops.Although if you have a cadre of casters, scrolls of Magic Weapon spells are an inexpensive way to have a boost on demand.&nbsp; And it's super funny as a gm when priests use those scrolls on barrels of arrows so every archer in a squad gets a magic arrow for a volley of &quot;monk go home! Or even better, don't!&quot;So that's why no squads with +3 weapons even if they were available.&nbsp; It'd be a silly waste.&nbsp; Like buying a social media site just to make a point and then lose $Billions.&nbsp; Sure, someone could afford it, but they'd have to be a giant galaxy-brained man-child convinced of their infallibility.&nbsp; Never happen in real life.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 9320275, member: 9254"] Marginal utility is the term you're looking for. It's like is it worth it to spend $10k on a crap car or $30k for a solid car? Generally the $30k car is a better choice from maintenance, performance, and experience. Is it worth going to a $90k luxury car? Not for most people. They'd spend that extra money on other things, like a home or a second car. There's a lot of marginal utility to most families to having 2 or 3 vehicles. How about a $500k supercar? No, only people with money to burn go for that nonsense. So in 3e, which had an official price guide for magic items, one +3 weapon cost 18,000gp, which is enough to buy 9 +1 weapons (2,000gp ea). Or 450x +1 arrows (40gp ea). Given that magic weapons are needed to injure some creatures, having more weapons in more hands is a better choice Or to break it down further, a noble could buy one +3 weapon, or equip 4 bodyguards with a +1 weapon (2,000gp), +1 armor (1,000gp) and +1 shields (1,00gp) and still have ~2,000gp to spend on potions. That's a much more beneficial boost than one person with a +3 sword...unless that one person gets many attacks, like a high level adventurer. And from a simple "hit better" standpoint, Masterwork weapons only cost 300gp and provide a similar combat boost to a magic +1 weapon. You could buy 60x masterwork swords for bows) for that single +3 sword, which militarily is a significant increase in performance. Or maybe you just hire & equip another unit of troops. Although if you have a cadre of casters, scrolls of Magic Weapon spells are an inexpensive way to have a boost on demand. And it's super funny as a gm when priests use those scrolls on barrels of arrows so every archer in a squad gets a magic arrow for a volley of "monk go home! Or even better, don't!" So that's why no squads with +3 weapons even if they were available. It'd be a silly waste. Like buying a social media site just to make a point and then lose $Billions. Sure, someone could afford it, but they'd have to be a giant galaxy-brained man-child convinced of their infallibility. Never happen in real life. [/QUOTE]

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