in the 22nd episode of Breaking Initiative, we take a short break from our Wild Beyond the Witchlight series to discuss our own advice for magic items in Dungeons and Dragons (Fifth Edition). When and why should you hand them out? How does this affect Challenge Ratings? Using published charts to reign in "Power Creep", and more.  

0:00 Introduction 1:07 What're we talking about? 

1:46 What's the point of Magic Items 

4:07 Interesting Magic Items 

19:20 Distributing Magic Item Awards 

15:50 Awards by Challenge Rating 

19:21 Warning: Power Creep 

21:37 Comparing to Previous Editions 

25:00 Starting with Magic Items 

27:53 Wrap-up  

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