Item over power?

On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:40:57 -0700, "Malachias Invictus"
<invictusebay.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> scribed into the ether:

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>"Matt Frisch" <matuse73.RemoveThis@yahoo.spam.me.not.com> wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:37:44 -0700, "Malachias Invictus"
>> <invictusebay.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> scribed into the ether:
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>>>"Darin McBride" <dmcbride.RemoveThis@naboo.to.org.no.spam.for.me> wrote in message
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>>>> Justisaur wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> but it doesn't specify that - but perhaps it should. At the very least
>>>>>> the user should be good and have some sort of exalted feat perhaps.
>>>>>
>>>>> A good fix might be to make it work both ways... Any time you do HP
>>>>> damage to anyone you take half of that as well.
>>>>
>>>> ahahahahahahahaha...
>>>>
>>>> Now THERE is an imaginative solution to the item's overpower. Though
>>>> I'd
>>>> reckon that this could seriously reduce the price of the item, too
>>>
>>>...and since it only works on melee attacks, it would be a great item for
>>>an
>>>archer or a dedicated spellcaster who avoids close encounters.
>>
>> DDO has a weapon property like this. "Viscious". 2d6 untyped damage to
>> target, 1d6 untyped damage to the wielder.
>
>You are missing the fact that archers and dedicated spellcasters would take
>nothing from this item.

It's magic. Have the effect apply to whatever you want it to.

"Matt Frisch" <matuse73 RemoveThis @yahoo.spam.me.not.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:40:57 -0700, "Malachias Invictus"
> <invictusebay RemoveThis @yahoo.com> scribed into the ether:
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>>"Matt Frisch" <matuse73 RemoveThis @yahoo.spam.me.not.com> wrote in message
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>>> On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:37:44 -0700, "Malachias Invictus"
>>> <invictusebay RemoveThis @yahoo.com> scribed into the ether:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Darin McBride" <dmcbride RemoveThis @naboo.to.org.no.spam.for.me> wrote in message
>>>>news:wrRDj.93890$w94.22193@pd7urf2no...
>>>>> Justisaur wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> but it doesn't specify that - but perhaps it should. At the very
>>>>>>> least
>>>>>>> the user should be good and have some sort of exalted feat perhaps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A good fix might be to make it work both ways... Any time you do HP
>>>>>> damage to anyone you take half of that as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> ahahahahahahahaha...
>>>>>
>>>>> Now THERE is an imaginative solution to the item's overpower. Though
>>>>> I'd
>>>>> reckon that this could seriously reduce the price of the item, too
>>>>
>>>>...and since it only works on melee attacks, it would be a great item
>>>>for
>>>>an
>>>>archer or a dedicated spellcaster who avoids close encounters.
>>>
>>> DDO has a weapon property like this. "Viscious". 2d6 untyped damage to
>>> target, 1d6 untyped damage to the wielder.
>>
>>You are missing the fact that archers and dedicated spellcasters would
>>take
>>nothing from this item.
>
> It's magic. Have the effect apply to whatever you want it to.

I don't want it to, not to mention that no one would take it.

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