Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours TPT #343: Legacy Items & John Brown
Jun 9, 2023
Dive into the thrilling world of legacy items that evolve alongside your characters! Discover how these powerful artifacts can enrich your game, inspire players, and maintain balance within the party. The hosts also explore a gripping campaign with unexpected allies and fierce encounters. Plus, learn how to creatively design legacy items that resonate with character identities. And if that’s not enough, venture into the intriguing build of John Brown as a Zealot Barbarian mixed with Paladin and Bard—where history meets tabletop fun!
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Why Legacy Items Matter
- Legacy items keep narrative weight by growing with a character instead of being sold for better gear.
- They solve the 'Christmas tree' problem where players hoard increasingly better disparate items.
Say Yes To Player Heirlooms
- Accept player requests for heirlooms and let those items become legacy objects when they ask for meaning.
- Use legacy items to reward player investment and keep them tied to character backstory.
Create Items Piecemeal, Not Fully Prewritten
- Build legacy items piecemeal from a list of level-appropriate abilities rather than pre-writing every future power.
- Pick or reveal abilities as story beats, letting the GM tune relevance over time.
