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Message: <blockquote data-quote="random user" data-source="post: 1530262" data-attributes="member: 16581">Hrm perhaps I misunderstood, I thought the idea was to create new magic items that would have an xp cost to them, not that one would change current items to use xp.I'm against changing it so that all magic items requre an xp cost, but I certainly wouldn't be against creating new magic items (properly balanced) that had an xp cost, as long as the user of the item knows that there is going to be an xp penalty.Asuming you play with some sort of xp award for overcoming challenges, a situation that is unwinnable (and thus earn no xp) could be turned into a situation where you still gain xp.  So if you look at it that way, you are still gaining xp, and furthermore, gaining more than if you didn't have the item.Of course, I think the items would have to be pretty special, not your run of the mill +1 sword (I would be against xp drain for continuous effect items anyways) or wand of cure light wounds.If nothing else I look at it this way.  Having more choices is good (as long as it's balanced).  Nothing is forcing the players to use these items.  And personally one aspect that I dislike from some (note: not all!) campaigns is that there are rarely tradeoffs.  You either win or you die.  Having an option be a shade of grey (Hrm I could use this item and take an xp loss out of it, but I might be able to save a town, gain an ally out of it etc.  Is it worth it?) is refreshing.But again, I would be against making all items require an xp cost (that isn't adding more choice, that's just changing a rule of the game), and if that was the original question, then please disregard my post on the first page of this thread.</blockquote>

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