1. Effect
   These ITEMS should not be just weapons but in fact tools to help you win the race, they could affect speed, items could do things like turn vines alive to grab the feet of another mount or turn the earth below them to quicksand.
2. Target
   (Who does it effect – single opponent, multiple opponents, self, single teammate, multiple teammates?) Yes to all
3. Side effect?
   If the item is beyond your skill it should have some negative side affect for using it.
4. Character Class
   No! anyone should be able to use anything in my opinion.
5. Balance
   If we go with magic items, trinkets like rings bracers and other gear could be used as protection.
6. Stats
   Anyone should be able to use anything but depending on stats the affects last longer, do more damage, and have more power in general.
7. Small, Medium, Large
   ? not sure what is meant by this but I assume you mean based on user skill see #6
8. Rarity
   rare items should glow different colors to show rarity, items that do black magic should glow red, yellow, orange or black and items that do white magic should glow white silver green blue... this could also be colored by elementals for instance green glow for items that have the ability to affect nearby plants. The item should glow brighter based on how rare it is.
9. Cost
   I think all items should only be able to be traded with other gamer with the exception of the player store... (no npc's) rare items could cost as much as $100 in the player store.
10. Level
    magic items should get stronger over time and non magic items should get weaker. However magic items have a chance to break based on user skill level.
11. Modification
    I think the players should be able to infuse special magically enhanced gems into items to make custom items chance of failure may result in it breaking.
12. Demographic Target
    I think both male and female players... I would assume most gamers for this game to be 10-40 range with the majority in the 12-30 age range.
13. Credits
    Kiamori, ..(looking for more that want to build on this idea)

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