Or: just a stupid DnD meme about magic weapons.
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My fave way to homebrew magic items :
- Take an existing magic weapon, usually a longsword
- Make it literally any other weapon suitable to the party (Mace, warhammer, halberd, dagger)
- ???
- Profit
Or I just remember some magic item or NPC from Baldur’s Gate / Icewind Dale (the video games) and roll with that. My favorite being handing out heads of the flail of ages, that’s always fun
This is the way.
Like a whip that is actually good but not an overpowered homebrew. But I agree. Just reskin whatever weapon you like
Reskinning always feels like flavorless hand-me-down for me. (Though the practice is supported by the DMG even, with their example being a Holy Avenger flail.) Then again, many magic weapon effects are flavorless to begin with, so not a lot would be lost, but still.
There’s also me who basically redesigns the game for a super-specific fanfiction campain and only keeps the dice rolling and character sheet mechanics.
