Sean Merwin

And so this first one, I believe you put in, Teos, and I'm not sure who asked the question.

And so this first one, I believe you put in, Teos, and I'm not sure who asked the question.

Yeah, and so this is what wonderful person via some incredible piece of technology is asking. How do you both feel about the new crafting rules in 2024? In particular, the idea of players crafting their own magical equipment. I have seen what I believe to be a lot of misinformation being spread by creators about this topic.

Yeah, and so this is what wonderful person via some incredible piece of technology is asking. How do you both feel about the new crafting rules in 2024? In particular, the idea of players crafting their own magical equipment. I have seen what I believe to be a lot of misinformation being spread by creators about this topic.

I've read both the 2024 PHB and DMG, and the only rules I can find about players crafting items is in the PHB under crafting equipment. Using the rules below, characters can make non-magical items, potions of healing and spell squirrels. I highlight non-magical because as far as I can find rules as written, players cannot craft magic items other than potions of healing and spell squirrels.

I've read both the 2024 PHB and DMG, and the only rules I can find about players crafting items is in the PHB under crafting equipment. Using the rules below, characters can make non-magical items, potions of healing and spell squirrels. I highlight non-magical because as far as I can find rules as written, players cannot craft magic items other than potions of healing and spell squirrels.

The only other section I see any information about crafting magic items is through the Bastion system. Presuming I am correct in my findings, does this not mean that rules as written crafting magic items is an optional rule that is coupled with the Bastion system? Additionally, with the Artificer UA being out, crafting magic items is a huge part of what the new Artificer does.

The only other section I see any information about crafting magic items is through the Bastion system. Presuming I am correct in my findings, does this not mean that rules as written crafting magic items is an optional rule that is coupled with the Bastion system? Additionally, with the Artificer UA being out, crafting magic items is a huge part of what the new Artificer does.

If everyone can make magic items, wouldn't that seriously infringe on what the new Artificer is supposed to be about? Would love to hear both of your or any guest's thoughts on this topic. Okay, Teos, tell us.

If everyone can make magic items, wouldn't that seriously infringe on what the new Artificer is supposed to be about? Would love to hear both of your or any guest's thoughts on this topic. Okay, Teos, tell us.

Right. And the the very idea that they are now putting this out and giving percentage chances and giving basically permission for the players to create without necessarily the game master saying, yes, this is cool, makes it harder for a game master to say no. Yeah, yeah. And it's already hard to say no.

Right. And the the very idea that they are now putting this out and giving percentage chances and giving basically permission for the players to create without necessarily the game master saying, yes, this is cool, makes it harder for a game master to say no. Yeah, yeah. And it's already hard to say no.

without having the rules say yes for something that, even going back to the original 2014 version, we were told were magic items, are not necessary. You can totally play the game with the correct power level with no magic items. So therefore, the addition of any magic items therefore makes it more powerful.

without having the rules say yes for something that, even going back to the original 2014 version, we were told were magic items, are not necessary. You can totally play the game with the correct power level with no magic items. So therefore, the addition of any magic items therefore makes it more powerful.

And we still don't know. I'm hearing mixed things about play tests of adventures using the new rules and the new encounter creation guidelines from the Dungeon Master's Guide. And we don't even have monsters yet. And as we'll talk about in our main segment today, monsters, creating monsters, the new monster manual, and so on. All of this is still in flux as far as I'm concerned.

And we still don't know. I'm hearing mixed things about play tests of adventures using the new rules and the new encounter creation guidelines from the Dungeon Master's Guide. And we don't even have monsters yet. And as we'll talk about in our main segment today, monsters, creating monsters, the new monster manual, and so on. All of this is still in flux as far as I'm concerned.

We still need to see. And we will do a segment in a later episode about equipment in general and what equipment means to the game. So I'm going to save any more talk about magic items and where they fit in the game for that.

We still need to see. And we will do a segment in a later episode about equipment in general and what equipment means to the game. So I'm going to save any more talk about magic items and where they fit in the game for that.

Right. And the elimination of downtime as sort of a factor in this complicates it. Because now if one player is that player who's, oh, I need these three particular magic items to have the perfect character, then story-wise, you have the other players who are like, we just want to... adventure that takes away that thing that they could have done.

Right. And the elimination of downtime as sort of a factor in this complicates it. Because now if one player is that player who's, oh, I need these three particular magic items to have the perfect character, then story-wise, you have the other players who are like, we just want to... adventure that takes away that thing that they could have done.