tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817647623501108348.post4701990756328456158..comments2024-03-02T03:37:55.232-05:00Comments on Lawful Indifferent: Minor Magical ItemsNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596442998967851832noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817647623501108348.post-16259003325502947202011-08-03T09:35:37.034-04:002011-08-03T09:35:37.034-04:00One of the great things you can do is add effects ...One of the great things you can do is add effects to the items that aren't actually powers. Maybe the +1 sword hits with the sound of thunder. It could have a blade made of the bone of some unknown creature. Anyone who touches the pommel is filled with memories of a happy childhood. Whenever it is drawn from its scabbard, the room is filled with the wielder's theme song. That sort of thing.Marshall Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647111558095583028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817647623501108348.post-3840008715680205192011-07-27T12:56:55.423-04:002011-07-27T12:56:55.423-04:00Very good advice! I've tried to do something l...Very good advice! I've tried to do something like this in my own games.Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817647623501108348.post-53335349525716108532011-07-25T17:54:23.585-04:002011-07-25T17:54:23.585-04:00Agreed, making magic items interesting is not abou...Agreed, making magic items interesting is not about power levels. It is about making cool items.<br /><br />I talk about it on my journal here:<br />http://seaofstarsrpg.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/putting-the-wonder-back-into-wondrous-items/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com