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  • Because it’s cool. When I first made my Lemmy account, I was looking through my computer’s saved images. I had this saved from earlier because it looked so cool. It felt right because federated social media feels like a return to the old web in some ways, prior to the abundance of walled gardens. So a retro logo felt like a cool choice. But it was really just because I saved it when I saw it somewhere so it just happened to be here when I made my account!


















  • 5e (at least 2014 edition) fumbled magic items so hard.

    • Magic items aren’t needed! You should be able to play without them.
    • Magic items are fun and players want them.
    • Magic items are too difficult to price!
    • Actually has a price for them but they’re hidden on different tables and inaccessible.
    • Buy and selling magic items should be difficult! It requires a lot of work.
    • DM just rolls and rolls on a table until the shop has anything actually relevant to the players that’s actually useful but then it’s way too overpriced.

    I just want +1 items. That’s it. Why are those so impossible to get? Why do we have to go through this whole song and dance for the sake of realism when d&d flat out admits that other items are priced for balance and not simulating an economy?

    The only way to really do them “right” is to sort of give your DM a wishlist of items and then lo and behold they show up as loot in a dungeon. But why??? Whyyyyyy??? Just let me shop for them. I don’t care. I’m not going to raid the shop. I’m not going to arm the pesants with stolen +3 gear to lead an assault. I will suspend my disbelief if you just let me fucking buy and sell magic items in a way that isn’t totally bullshit!!! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!