[@Rune_Alchemist] I would say he could start with some very basic enchantments. A blade that doesn't dull. Waterproof armor. Simple stuff. If you want crazier stuff, I think this is a good way to encourage exploration. I'd let your character have the ability to use items with magical properties to forge new items with similar properties. So, you want magic weapons? Go find magic stuff. 

[@Esailia] I want you to start with an adventurer going through the portal. If you have ideas for the New World, I'd be happy to hear them. PM me and we can talk. I'm not providing an exhaustive list of races. I just want them to be human-ish. I've already approved a changeling, which is a being that can alter its appearance, so there's that. Magic in the old world... this portal is their crowing achievement, and they can barely power it. Magic in the new world, you'll find out. Weapons and science should be something that medieval technology could produce. No guns. I don't like them in fantasy. I don't want to stifle your creativity on weapons, though, so I'll have to treat it as a case by case basis.