D&D 5E Renaming +1, +2, +3

[Achan hiArusa]

We have all this wonderful names for items like the Apparatus of Kwalish and yet we still call most of our weapons and armor by their plusses. Some people take the time to craft histories and give specific names for their weapons, but I don't always want to do that. So I went through the 4e Player's Handbook and the Adventurer's Vault and coopted the names of the special armors to replace the +1, +2, +3 moniker:

Type	+0	+1	+2	+3
Clothing	Basic	Feyweave	Astralweave	Starweave
Padded	Basic	Feyweave	Astralweave	Starweave
Leather	Basic	Feyleather	Astralleather	Starleather
StuddedLeather	Basic	Feyleather	Astralleather	Starleather
Hide	Basic	Feyhide	Darkhide	Elderhide
Chain Shirt	Basic	Forgemail	Weavemail	Spiritmail
Scale Mail	Basic	Drakescale	Wyrmscale	Elderscale
Breastplate	Basic	Legionplate	Warplate	Godplate
Half-plate	Basic	Legionplate	Warplate	Godplate
Ring Mail	Basic	Forgering	Weavering	Spiritring
Chain Mail	Basic	Forgemail	Weavemail	Spiritmail
Splint	Basic	Forgesplint	Layeredsplint	Rimefiresplint
Plate	Basic	Legionplate	Warplate	Godplate
Shield	Basic	Legionshield	Warshield	Godshield
Weapon/Ammo (metal)	Basic	Feyforged	Starforged	Godforged
Weapon/Ammo (nonmetal)	Basic	Feywood	Darkwood	Starwood

And yes, I know some of the names will evoke jokes, but hey, it's all in fun.

 

[Rune]

Spiffy, Nifty, & Keen.

 

[Charles Wright]

I think it's a good idea for what it is.

But I would rather use it as special materials that, when used properly, have intrinsic bonuses equal to arcane meddling. This would make items made with these materials (in my hypothetical situation) more desirable than magically augmented items as they would (in my hypothetical world) still work in a null-magic zone.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Weapons:

+1: Might
+2: Potence
+3: Puissance

 

[Charles Wright]

Of course, the reason why it's NOT done this way is so that you don't have to consult a table every time to figure out how many plusses a sword has.

 

[SirAntoine]

I like the +1's. I use the old magic items, including +5's and +6's.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Of course, the reason why it's NOT done this way is so that you don't have to consult a table every time to figure out how many plusses a sword has.

Yup. Which is why it never bugged me.

 

[GMMichael]

I was thinking this for the hide armors:

Wyvern

Magiwyvern

Star Wyvern

 

[Minigiant]

+1 Ichimetal
+2 Dosium
+3 Tri-steel

 

[Jester David]

I don't name the pluses, I name the weapon.