Re: (TFT) Are TFT Magic Items Too Complicated?

[Stan <srydzews@ix.netcom.com>]

rsmith wrote:
> Hi all,
> 	If we were to republish TFT, would you say
> that the system for making magic items is too
> complicated?

Mostly...no.

Are the rules for magic item creation written somewhat
strangely and organized slightly worse than Fibber
McGee's closet?  Yes.  But I wouldn't say the system
itself is overly complicated.

The ST calculations are the only place where it gets
a little touchy.  That could perhaps be a bit simplified
by wording things in terms of people/day rather than
ST/day.  I mean, virtually everything has ST/day
requirements that are multiples of 25, so why not?

I also think that rather than saying that adding a
second or subsequent spell "requires more wizards"
and then saying elsewhere, "well of course, one guy
can do anything a team of X can do, it just takes X
times longer", it might be a little more intuitive
to state it the other way around.

> 	I am curious about what people think.  One
> idea I've been playing around with is that there
> are no NEEDED ingredients.  Everything can be
> done with common ingredient but if you have the
> special stuff, it costs a little bit less to 
> make or maybe is a bit better an item.

Sounds fine, but this is extending the system, not
simplifying it.
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