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Bad Luck Charm
17th of February, 2009, 14:14
In your opinion, what is the BEST and WORST magic item in 3.5e D&D?

Rules:


Limit of 1 entry per member (1 best item, and 1 worst item per member). You may post your entires as two seperate posts (1 for the best, 1 for the worst), or post both entries in a single post. You may not substitute (i.e. you can't submit 2 best items, you are limited to 1 of each even if you don't submit both).
Ring of Wishes and other items that grant wishes or other god-like abilities are not allowed. Clarification: Anything that grants the following spells or spell-like abilities or effects are banned: Wish, Geas/Lesser Gear, Quest, or Miracle.
No EPIC magic items allowed
If the item in question is not available on the SRD, post a general description of what it is/does, and what book it is from (must be from a Wotc sanctioned book).
No Artifacts, Relics, or other "one of a kind" type items.
For each item, include your reasoning why it is the best/worst item (your reasoning will weigh heavily in the judging process).
If you violate any of the above rules you give permission for all forum members to mock you for all eternity for not reading a simple list of rules.
If you need to change your entries, edit the original post - do not post a new reply. Once you have edited the post, put up a reply stating you have updated it. This is to prevent me getting confused when I setup the polls for it later.
You may not enter an item that has already been submitted by another player for the same category (i.e. you couldn't submit Wand of Magic Missiles for the best item if somebody else did, but you could submit it for the Worst item if it hasn't been submitted yet, etc).
You may not submit your own crafted item idea (too much room for munchkinism if you do that...creating a staff that can cast 50 different spells, for example).

Forum members will be allowed to vote on the best/worst item once enough submissions have been received (aiming for 10 of each).

Judging will be based on a variety of factors, including:

-Creativity
-Utility/Applicability/Variety of usage or purpose (larger utility = higher value)
-How much you brown nose everybody that is voting
-Limits on usage (including requirements such as level/race to use, less restrictions = higher value)
-Your Reasoning (better reasoning why it is the best/worst = higher value)

Whoever wins gets bragging rights.

Palanthias
21st of February, 2009, 09:58
I have to submit the Ring of Regeneration as my best magic Item.

I must admit anything that makes clerics and healing potions obsolete good for business.
Everyone can use it(no restrictions), everyone needs it(high utility), never needs recharging(limitless usage),

helped numerous characters of mine escape death.

I think that it would be hard to beat the Ring of Regeneration.

If it lost it would probably be because of my lack of salesmanship not the Ring's value.

The_Friendly_Fiend
21st of February, 2009, 18:50
There are two items I seem to always want, they're both neat and stupid. I think they first appeared in the magic compendium or something. I got to use them in an outrageous campaign once. I was playing a minatour fighter who ran into some trouble and ended up eating the halfling. The rest of the evidence was cleaned up.

*Use your best Billy Mayes voice when you read the following*

The Ever Damp Sponge, is always wet and will not disentegrate over time. Think of it as you clean your floors of all the blood that you splill from your enemies. Caked on, dried blood is lifted away with just three easy passes of our Ever Damp Sponge. Have a magic circle that needs to be banished, clean it up with the Ever Damp Sponge.

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!

If you buy the sponge now, we'll include the Ever Clean Towel! Think of it, the towel that will always stay clean. You've mopped up that blood, soak up all the stain with the Ever Clean Towel. It's that easy. It makes the perfect gift for your favorite bartender!

Just three easy payments of 19 gold pieces and 95 coppers. And if you order now, we'll double your order and give you two Ever Damp Sponges and two Ever Clean Towels! Call now!

*Annoucer voice* "Psionic Mentalists are standing by to take your orders."

Palanthias
23rd of February, 2009, 04:31
FF:--Umm... Rule 5.

I love the sales pitch. Makes me want to rewrite mine.

The_Friendly_Fiend
24th of February, 2009, 07:47
*Sicks the Psions on Palanthias* Buy now! Buy now!

RelentlessImp
4th of April, 2009, 05:26
Best: Ring of Sustenance
Never worry about food, water, or getting your 8 hours of sleep a night ever again! Never again be faced with the perils of starvation rules! Oh yes, it's that good. Also, depending on the DM, the wording "full benefit of 8 hours sleep" can also be taken to mean a spellcaster's 8 hours of rest before preparing spells is reduced to 2 hours.

Worst: Apparatus of Kwalish
It's a pretty cool idea, but it's a poor execution - at least in my eyes.

Linklegacy77
4th of April, 2009, 07:38
Also, depending on the DM, the wording "full benefit of 8 hours sleep" can also be taken to mean a spellcaster's 8 hours of rest before preparing spells is reduced to 2 hours.

The rules specifically state that a ring of sustenance never allows a spellcaster to do that.

imimrtl
5th of May, 2009, 08:32
Best - Decanter of Endless Water - By far the most useful to those of a mechanical/engineering bent. We once powered an entire town with the hydraulic pressure of one of these including automatic doors, lifts and plumbing.

Worst - Invulnerability Armor Enhancement - By the time you can afford it, virtually EVERYTHING has a magic weapon.

Mercutio
5th of May, 2009, 09:21
Best - Bottle of Air, with some sealing wax and a tube or two. Hooray for medieval scuba gear.