0:00
magic items are no longer considered an
0:02
optional rule in DND in the 2014 rules a
0:05
lot of things were optional rules magic
0:10
multiclassing but the Baseline of the
0:12
game at least nominally didn't assume
0:14
that those things existed now
0:17
realistically it was very very difficult
0:19
to play fifth edition without magic
0:22
items because uh a lot of enemies had
0:25
resistance to non-magical weapon attacks
0:27
which really punished Marshall
0:29
characters if you couldn't at least give
0:30
them a plus one weapon so the 2024 rules
0:33
have flipped that on its head
0:35
multiclassing Feats no longer optional
0:37
rules magic items also no longer an
0:39
optional rule there's even a sidebar in
0:41
the dungeon Master's guide are magic
0:45
necessary the DND game assumes that
0:47
magic items appear sporadically and that
0:50
they are a boon unless items bear a
0:52
curse characters and monsters are built
0:54
to face each other without the help of
0:55
magic items which means that having a
0:57
magic item makes a character more
1:00
powerful or versatile than a generic
1:02
character of the same level as a DM you
1:05
never have to worry about awarding magic
1:06
items just so the characters can keep up
1:08
with the campaign's threats magic items
1:10
are truly prizes desirable but not
1:13
necessary so it's assumed that they are
1:16
in the game but they're not necessary
1:19
but at the same time they gave us this
1:21
very specific magic item tracker to make
1:24
sure that we're giving players enough
