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#1 Bumamgar Sep 12, 2014 9:00:35	I assume details on this will be in the forthcoming DMG, but in the interim, I'm interested on how people think this spell should interact with magic items in 5e.   The wording of Dispel Magic seems fairly specific, in that it ends a spell in effect on the target.  As far as I can tell from the magic item descriptions, magic items don't have 'spells in effect on them'.  One could argue that maybe a 'sword +1' is really a normal sword with magic weapon cast on it and somehow made permanent, but given that there is no permanency spell in the PHB or rules for magic item creation, we have no idea how magic items actually interact with spells in the new edition.  Clearly it would end the effect of light cast on a coin, as that is specifically a spell in effect on an object, but actual magic items, no idea.   It seems quite a nerf to Dispel Magic to have it simply not function against magic items, but on the other hand, given the rarity of magical treasure it seems pretty anti-5e to allow the spell to completely disenchant an item via a simple caster-level check.   Thoughts?
#2 DooHickey Sep 12, 2014 9:39:55	Bumamgar wrote:
#3 Llenlleawg Sep 12, 2014 11:43:00	It seems quite a nerf to Dispel Magic to have it simply not function against magic items, but on the other hand, given the rarity of magical treasure it seems pretty anti-5e to allow the spell to completely disenchant an item via a simple caster-level check.
#4 Timborama Sep 12, 2014 13:23:23	Dispel magic is, and always has been, situational. May not be worth the spell slot to prep it, but when you need it, BOY is it good! Not effecting weapons isn't a nerf, effecting weapons would be a buff o_O   But! In the end this is a DM call, as to the origins of magic, magic items, and fiddly-bits