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<blockquote data-quote="Salthorae" data-source="post: 7840105" data-attributes="member: 1095"><p>Not to say there wouldn't be a market, but I also don't think it would be all that big. Plus what's to set your wizard's continual flame offering apart from some other wizard's offering since they're all the same?</p><p></p><p>I mean, for those who can afford a spare 50+ gp for a continual flame item? I'm sure they have one or more. That is one way that noble houses display their wealth is with all of these kinds of spells cast in and around their houses. </p><p></p><p>Taverns in metropolises like Waterdeep might probably have continual flame things going on. </p><p></p><p>But 50 gp is equivalent to 3,000 hours of lamp oil (6 hours per flask, 1 sp per flask). In even a pseudo-medieval/renaissance society like D&D tends to default to, 90% of people out there are working with the daylight and basically going to sleep at night. Why spend what could represent 7-14% (rounding here) of your annual income on a continual flame item for the house when you can probably light the hour or so of dark you need to for 9-10 years with the much more cash flow friendly of 1 sp per 6 hours (probably 3-6 days)? I know, "but the continual flame could last that family for 20, 30, 40 years or generations!". </p><p></p><p>Similar concept IRL, it takes money to save money. Even though buying the more expensive thing in clothing or something usually means it will last longer and over the life of the item, will end up being cheaper overall, it takes the extra money to buy the more expensive item up front. Think high quality clothing or shoes, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salthorae, post: 7840105, member: 1095"] Not to say there wouldn't be a market, but I also don't think it would be all that big. Plus what's to set your wizard's continual flame offering apart from some other wizard's offering since they're all the same? I mean, for those who can afford a spare 50+ gp for a continual flame item? I'm sure they have one or more. That is one way that noble houses display their wealth is with all of these kinds of spells cast in and around their houses. Taverns in metropolises like Waterdeep might probably have continual flame things going on. But 50 gp is equivalent to 3,000 hours of lamp oil (6 hours per flask, 1 sp per flask). In even a pseudo-medieval/renaissance society like D&D tends to default to, 90% of people out there are working with the daylight and basically going to sleep at night. Why spend what could represent 7-14% (rounding here) of your annual income on a continual flame item for the house when you can probably light the hour or so of dark you need to for 9-10 years with the much more cash flow friendly of 1 sp per 6 hours (probably 3-6 days)? I know, "but the continual flame could last that family for 20, 30, 40 years or generations!". Similar concept IRL, it takes money to save money. Even though buying the more expensive thing in clothing or something usually means it will last longer and over the life of the item, will end up being cheaper overall, it takes the extra money to buy the more expensive item up front. Think high quality clothing or shoes, etc. [/QUOTE]
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