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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 7515931" data-attributes="member: 12731"><p>The only rarity factor needs to be price. After all, a Lamborghini is much more rare than a Fiat Panda. So, yes, a 50 gp potion will be much more commonly found than a 500,000 gp Holy Avenger. All local shrines in low-level towns will sell you a Potion of Healing. A Holy Avenger is not likely to be for sale anywhere short of epic-level locations. </p><p></p><p>But Wizards are talking about something else with their rarity. They're talking about it as if magic items were objects of art. Fine paintings. Exotic artifacts. Here price is driven almost solely by scarcity, not function. </p><p></p><p>A Mona Lisa does not do you any more good than Crying Boy, after all. Both decorate your wall, and that's pretty much it. One is exactly as useful as the other to you when you're deep into the Mines of Kobold - that is to say, not useful at all. Their utility price is (close to) 0 gp.</p><p></p><p>But we're not interested in this. We're interested in pricing equipment, things that help you on your adventures. </p><p></p><p>Rarity is useless for this purpose. I don't care if my +1 Sword says IKEA or Guggenheim. As long as it performs as a sword, gives +1 to attacks and damage, and ignores damage resistance to non-magical weapons, both the IKEA and the Guggenheim sword should carry equal price tags. I don't care if there's ten IKEA swords for sale and only one Guggenheim.</p><p></p><p>So rarity makes sense until it doesn't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 7515931, member: 12731"] The only rarity factor needs to be price. After all, a Lamborghini is much more rare than a Fiat Panda. So, yes, a 50 gp potion will be much more commonly found than a 500,000 gp Holy Avenger. All local shrines in low-level towns will sell you a Potion of Healing. A Holy Avenger is not likely to be for sale anywhere short of epic-level locations. But Wizards are talking about something else with their rarity. They're talking about it as if magic items were objects of art. Fine paintings. Exotic artifacts. Here price is driven almost solely by scarcity, not function. A Mona Lisa does not do you any more good than Crying Boy, after all. Both decorate your wall, and that's pretty much it. One is exactly as useful as the other to you when you're deep into the Mines of Kobold - that is to say, not useful at all. Their utility price is (close to) 0 gp. But we're not interested in this. We're interested in pricing equipment, things that help you on your adventures. Rarity is useless for this purpose. I don't care if my +1 Sword says IKEA or Guggenheim. As long as it performs as a sword, gives +1 to attacks and damage, and ignores damage resistance to non-magical weapons, both the IKEA and the Guggenheim sword should carry equal price tags. I don't care if there's ten IKEA swords for sale and only one Guggenheim. So rarity makes sense until it doesn't. [/QUOTE]
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