10 Ways to Reward Magic Items without Breaking the Game in D&D

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  @theDMLair · 5 years ago · pinned

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  @chrissieinszweidreizweiein2013 · 5 years ago

  Number 11:<br>Equip your monsters with the magic item you want to give out. Can&apos;t defeat the Orc Warchief with his Rod of Lordly Might? Well perhaps it&apos;s not the right item for the party, yet.

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  @slimee8841 · 5 years ago

  Yes, yes, I&apos;m going to give that suspicious deck of cards to my lvl 3 players, what could go wrong...

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  @AfterDarkVision · 5 years ago

  Was just planning to give my players the Rock of gravity detection. When you let this magical object go, it detects the direction of the gravity field by following it until it finds something that stops it.

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  @fenixmeaney6170 · 5 years ago

  &quot;don&apos;t let your players attune to more than 3 magic items&quot;<br>Laughs in 10 levels of artificer

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  @themaxamealianomega · 2 years ago (edited)

  HI! 12 year DM/GM here, started with AD&amp;D, played 3, 3.5 and now i DM/GM 5e. IGNORE rarity, price and level guides. PERIOD. READ the items description in its entirety and move forward one informed. Some legendary items are basically useless, some rare items are Game Breaking. Read and inform yourselves. STOP relying on youtube and forums. Overall good video here. Still this advice Doesn&apos;t replace READING.

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  @LordOz3 · 5 years ago

  I&apos;m a fan of items that grow with players, as opposed swapping out items. I gave a paladin a weapon that leveled, but he had to search for the lore to unlock each tier. I seeded the plot hooks for these through the game, but since he also had to reach certain levels, he didn&apos;t solely focus on unlocking his weapon.

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  @jortmungandr1112 · 5 years ago

  &quot;Don&apos;t let them attune to more than three!!&quot; .....*cackles in Artificer*

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  @fenixmeaney6170 · 5 years ago

  +5 frostbrand sword of white dragon summoning<br>Cursed item<br>Whenever you unsheathe this weapon, it summons an adult white dragon 10 feet directly above the wielder. This creature is hostile towards you<br><br>Good luck

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  @rustydynamo1088 · 5 years ago

  I think the rogue&apos;s fav expression is &quot;Hoooly crap!&quot;. He always says it

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  @seanseamands · 5 years ago

  &quot;cat lover master&quot; got my thumbs up 😂

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  @jackishman7707 · 4 years ago

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