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I once decided to give all my players a single minor magical item at lvl 1 just to help their characters settle into their roles.
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The Ranger got a quiver of elven kind (guaranteed 20 non-magical arrows per day)
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The wizard got an indestructible spellbook (no need to worry about losing spells)
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The monk/rogue a cloak that made it easier to conceal his identity
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And the hobbit-like bard… a dagger of warning.
I thought they’d appreciate the LotR nod. Except I made a campaign of intrigue, where the baddies were hiding in plain sight. I dreaded that damn dagger. Somehow, through sheer luck, the bard immediately forgot about it after their first encounter. It never came up again.
Win 10 has been out for 8 years now. You can’t really be that shocked they want to make it a minimum requirement.