Saber wrote:To me, "correct" means "maximizing effectiveness," and the correct way to use magic items is to equip a character for a specific purpose. Performing a job, as you say.
Hmm. The role of my empire general and
BSB is to shift CRes in my favor in a large, but obviously squishy, regiment of swordsmen. Yes, the general gives LD9 and the
BSB gives rerolls, but magic armor is the wrong move for me. They have access to full plate and shield, so the only survivability buffs they'd benefit from is a ward save. That's fine, but extremely unreliable. For me, the best loadout for them is a mild magic weapon and a plan for them to swing at the enemy regiment, not any melee characters in it. If there's a challenge monkey in that unit, the unit champion will be happy to make the ultimate sacrifice. That's why both of them run swords of might.