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Practical Magic is an occasional series highlighting magic items and spells that concentrate more on adding flavor to the game than on being powerful. They make nice additions to the loot pile without breaking...
Practical Magic is an occasional series highlighting magic items and spells that concentrate more on adding flavor to the game than on being powerful. They make nice additions to the loot pile without breaking...
I’ll admit it. I love magic items. I’m having a bit of trouble adapting to the 5th edition’s new lean and mean magic item ratio. I get the rationale for avoiding the item bloat...
Note: Except for the artwork, the content of this article is designated as Open Game Content. (Click here for the license.) Part 3.5: Apotheosis Items In my previous piece on creating magic items that grow in...
Note: The text below continues from a previous article and its sequel. This installment constitutes Part III in the sequence. Avoiding Trouble There are four dangers adventurers should worry about while shopping for unusual equipment in a city:...
Note: The text below continues from a previous article, and constitutes Part II in a three-part sequence. Making a Deal. When you discover wonderful stuff in a marketplace — if you somehow get a great deal...
Fresh from a lucrative quest and loaded with gold, the adventurers have arrived in a city large enough to handle a thriving market. “I wonder if I can find someone who will sell me a...
Part 3: Enhanced Attunement Items I’ve now written about Reconstructed Items, portions of a larger item that carry minor powers and that have to be reassembled to reach their full potential, and about Mastery...
Part2: Mastery Items In the first part of this series I discussed the problems that result when magic items become disposable once better, more-powerful versions are acquired. For me, at least, the practice of churning magic...
Part 1: Reconstructed Items In my last article, I introduced a way to rethink attunement and possibly make it more interesting by connecting it to proficiency. Graham Scott followed this up with discussions about how to...
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Welcome to The Ludus, the School of Games We’re writing The Ludus for players and game-masters of tabletop fantasy role-playing… Read more…
