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<blockquote data-quote="Cap'n Kobold" data-source="post: 7283075" data-attributes="member: 6802951"><p>I run Eberron, and allow sales of a lot of magic items similar to those in Xanathar's: quality-of-life items without direct combat or adventuring application. </p><p>(The plot reason is that Cannith has shifted to sell to the now-more-affluent middle class and trying to shake the arms-dealer image they had during the Last War. They are still producing magical weapons and similar, but most of these are bespoke to nations with exclusive contracts. The nations are stockpiling magical weapons because they are both preparing for a resumption of hostilities, and also because they are shifting focus to peacetime espionage and special-forces-type operations.)</p><p></p><p>The party have obtained some 'adventuring' magical gear and weapons, but that has generally been as a reward for services rendered. They did however specifically research where they could find a magical weapon of a certain type, discovering and delving into the tomb of a hobgoblin warlord to obtain it. (And really snorking off his descendants, who are going to be making their displeasure known one of these days.)</p><p></p><p>So: in short, I've not really done anything quite like you have yet. Your shady dealers are definitely something that I'm thinking of implementing though. Prices would vary between fairly pricey, to worryingly cheap. "Sure guv'nor. Got a couple of magic swords wot fell off the back of an earthglide cart here. Don't mind the "Property of the Karrnathi armed forces" stamp, that's just, like, a <em>manufacturing defect</em>. Doing a special deal for you here, like, 'cos of said defect and 'cos I'm leaving town very soon."</p><p></p><p>Oh, and in before someone using this thread as a platform to air their attacks on WotC's magic item pricing and availability policy. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cap'n Kobold, post: 7283075, member: 6802951"] I run Eberron, and allow sales of a lot of magic items similar to those in Xanathar's: quality-of-life items without direct combat or adventuring application. (The plot reason is that Cannith has shifted to sell to the now-more-affluent middle class and trying to shake the arms-dealer image they had during the Last War. They are still producing magical weapons and similar, but most of these are bespoke to nations with exclusive contracts. The nations are stockpiling magical weapons because they are both preparing for a resumption of hostilities, and also because they are shifting focus to peacetime espionage and special-forces-type operations.) The party have obtained some 'adventuring' magical gear and weapons, but that has generally been as a reward for services rendered. They did however specifically research where they could find a magical weapon of a certain type, discovering and delving into the tomb of a hobgoblin warlord to obtain it. (And really snorking off his descendants, who are going to be making their displeasure known one of these days.) So: in short, I've not really done anything quite like you have yet. Your shady dealers are definitely something that I'm thinking of implementing though. Prices would vary between fairly pricey, to worryingly cheap. "Sure guv'nor. Got a couple of magic swords wot fell off the back of an earthglide cart here. Don't mind the "Property of the Karrnathi armed forces" stamp, that's just, like, a [I]manufacturing defect[/I]. Doing a special deal for you here, like, 'cos of said defect and 'cos I'm leaving town very soon." Oh, and in before someone using this thread as a platform to air their attacks on WotC's magic item pricing and availability policy. ;) [/QUOTE]
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