Originally Posted by Naos
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>> Who made the decision about what can be enchanted, and what cannot be enchanted? Can they speak up in this conversation?
It depends on the item in particular. If it is due to the material; it was decided when the material was designed. If it's due to the script, it was decided when the script was designed. If it's due to a property (e.g. Creature Bane under the old spell) it was decided when that property was designed. There is no one answer for this.
As a concrete example, I designed and built the "steel weapons" that went out during an EG auction; these weapons cannot be enchanted and never will be. This is a part of their design, conceptually, as well as a concession mechanically to support how they function.