Gemstone IV has some of the best items/weapons/armors in the game come from boxes. This is mostly because there is a system for custom created items (by GMs) that can be added into the box hopper. Does Dragonrealms have such a system? If so, what have you found over the years that really stuck out?

Remember, even well done fluff pieces can be a potential candidate!

>>This is mostly because there is a system for custom created items (by GMs) that can be added into the box hopper. Does Dragonrealms have such a system?

There is a system that does this, yes. You can see some of the items people archived here: https://elanthipedia.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/Random_Creature_Drop#Unique

>>If so, what have you found over the years that really stuck out?

That said, most "oh wow awesome" items I've found have come from the map system, where GMs also place custom/unique/one-off items. Since getting an item via map or directly via critter drop seems the same to me (since they're both the random hopper AFAIK), I'll just list those:

1) tailored dove-grey vest with a flower on the lapel (epedia ate this entry during the transition but it's one of those water flower prank items, which I find neat)
2) https://elanthipedia.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/Item:Small_mechanical_cleric
3) https://elanthipedia.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/Weapon:Jewel-hilted_gnomish_long_blade_incised_with_a_blood_channel
4) https://elanthipedia.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/Item:Dented_steel_lunch_pail_crafted_from_parts_of_a_great_helm
5) https://elanthipedia.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/Item:Fitted_black_brocade_doublet_accent_with_small_lion%27s_head_buttons

>>The GMs swear such a system exists.

Every so often I hear a GM lamenting that their item dropped and the person hunting in the room didn't even notice, so it got eaten by the janitor, so I'm sure they're just as disappointed when players don't find them.

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Uzmam! The Chairman will NOT be pleased to know you're trying to build outside of approved zones. I'd hate for you to be charged the taxes needed to have this place re-zoned. Head for the manor if you're feeling creative.

Maybe I should of kept those rat-skin slippers, maybe there was something amazing about them I didn't realize! :(



"I, for one, think it's nice to have new folks who are excited and already care enough about the game to offer suggestions. We need more of that." -Solomon

Thanks for being in my corner Solomon, come back soon.

It would nice (and get more people involved and excited) if fragments of certain treasure pieces dropped (pages from a spellbook, a blade piece of a much larger sword, a gear from a mechanical owl etc.) that way several people may need to come together to finish a treasure project (Collectibles do this to some extent).

Eh. There's ways around that. For instance it could be random on who gets the final piece. 5 players all with a part of a sword reforges original sword, sword "bonds" to X random character. (20% chance; not bad.) Or said item is a magical devices usable by X guild only, the other treasure hunters may get a plat reward instead. Or a "hoard" find where the entrance to a treasure hoard requires 7 keys of varying color; the location is a randomly created generic "vine encrusted opening." which gets generated somewhere random in the province in which the keys are found. Treasure is randomly strewn on the ground with vague nouns that can be used to direct a player's search perimeter "rack of weapons", "gliterring corner of jewels", "shining corner of coins" etc. Each scoop in a particular section incurs a random RT. Basically, once all 7 keys are turned and the ancient vault entrance opened, it's "every man for themselves." if you get extremely lucky on RT and are particularly fast on the typing you might be able to snatch up the lion's share.