Post by countingwizard on Jan 21, 2020 15:34:19 GMT -6
This is more of a placeholder for what I'm working on than anything, unless someone can point me to someone who did the same thing.
Basically, I feel that the way that D&D plays out naturally is at odds with what the designers intended. The flow of how a magic item is determined seems to be that players need to use a spell or try out a magic item to figure out what it does, however the referee is expected roll this up and know what it does long before the players do. It's especially problematic when moving between dungeonmasters. You see where I'm going with this.
I want to build a set of tables using the same probabilities as the original, but that only determine what the magic item is when it's used.
So for example, using my tables:
1. Roll for treasure, get a magic item appearance.
2. Roll to see what magic item type it is.
3. Player writes down the magic item on their inventory until such a time as they can use it to identify it.
4. When used, roll on a subtable to identify which magic item it is of that type.
Using this rule, a magic sword would best be identified when grasped, but for all others it seems reasonable to only identify it when the player takes damage (armor), tries to zap something with it (wands/staves), puts it on (ring if condition immediate), or reads it (spell scroll).
Basically, I feel that the way that D&D plays out naturally is at odds with what the designers intended. The flow of how a magic item is determined seems to be that players need to use a spell or try out a magic item to figure out what it does, however the referee is expected roll this up and know what it does long before the players do. It's especially problematic when moving between dungeonmasters. You see where I'm going with this.
I want to build a set of tables using the same probabilities as the original, but that only determine what the magic item is when it's used.
So for example, using my tables:
1. Roll for treasure, get a magic item appearance.
2. Roll to see what magic item type it is.
3. Player writes down the magic item on their inventory until such a time as they can use it to identify it.
4. When used, roll on a subtable to identify which magic item it is of that type.
Using this rule, a magic sword would best be identified when grasped, but for all others it seems reasonable to only identify it when the player takes damage (armor), tries to zap something with it (wands/staves), puts it on (ring if condition immediate), or reads it (spell scroll).
