Magic Items Suggestions

[NTJedi]

OG_Gleep said:
Of course I do, as my point is that fiction is ficiton. Its not based in reality. My backup is every book in Borders in the science fiction section.

Wrong... those books do NOT say all swords are perfectly equal or any item of the such without a reason. Even in D&D you can find weapons of varying types. You just can't grasp that what you are saying is UNRealistic fantasy.

OG_Gleep said:
If you can show me, one instance where a real elf isn't 100ft tall with glowing pink noses I'll shut up and apologize.

The point is a statement such as this is UNRealistic fantasy because it contradicts all other fantasy facts about elves. Saying all fire swords are perfect duplicates without any reason is the same as me writing that anytime OG_Gleep plays a nation in Dominions his troops are all bald and without teeth.

OG_Gleep said:
Theres no such thing as unrealistic fantasy.

Realistic fantasy is as simple as saying wizards use magic.
UNRealistic fantasy is as simple as saying wizards only melee fight in battle.
Sorry you can't grasp this.

OG_Gleep said:
You can buy that we can sacrafice virgins for units, turn gems into mythical creatures, create magic items but ........

Yes, each example you listed can be backed up by fantasy lore unlike your belief in all enchanted spears being perfect duplicates. As explained earlier the identical enchanted spears within Dominions is done because it simplifies programming and reduces micromanagement.

[Graeme Dice]

NTJedi said:
The point is a statement such as this is UNRealistic fantasy because it contradicts all other fantasy facts about elves.

This sentence is so hilariousy stupid that I can't believe any person of normal intelligence would post it. There are no fantasy "facts" about elves. There are standard fantasy _conventions_ about elves, not facts.

UNRealistic fantasy is as simple as saying wizards only melee fight in battle.

Perhaps you should go back in time and tell that to Tolkien. After all, he isn't being "realistic" by giving Gandalf the most powerful sword of any of the members of the fellowship. A sword that Gandalf uses to fight instead of casting spells.

[OG_Gleep]

Good god man. Its not that I don't comprehend what you are saying, its that I can't believe you actually think that.

The whole point about fantasy is that it is not grounded in any type of reality. If what you were saying made any sense, then there would be no fantasy in the first place. The only limits on fantasy or fiction is the human imagination.

There is no such thing as unrealistic or realistic fantasy, theres just fantasy.

[DominionsFan]

Hm I think you all should stop fighting over this. .. afterall we are talking about fantasy, and there everything is possible. 100 feet tall elves? Why not? Miniature dragons? Why not? Good looking ogres? Why not? ... of course there are standards for various things, but that doesnt mean that you cannot change it if you want.

[RonD]

Ahh - nothing like a good pissing contest to make a big impression on first-time visitors to the official forums.

Meanwhile, the only important point was made way back - if forged magic items had variable stats the *game* would become a micromanagement hell.

[Strider]

Enough...I'll chalk this up to Spring Fever. There's a third thread we're looking at. This is the second we've had to lock up.