PhiloPharynx
Explorer
The official rules don't work for Eberron. This is an official world where many lower level items are off-the shelf. There's an artificer class and a house based on crafting magical wonders. You should be able to find many basic items for sale. In 3.5, the assumption was that NPC's of caster level 1-5 were pretty common. Beyond that, it was pretty rare. You would need to find them in ruins or seek out a broker in exotic items or craft them yourselves. I understand not wanting to go to the 3.5 era "infinite magic store", but providing no official support for this when one of your worlds would definitely have this doesn't make sense.
What's more, I've heard of people who end up with lots of gold and nothing to do with it. We don't have the OD&D assumption that people would hire companies of hirelings and build strongholds. Some character concepts have things to invest large sums in, and others don't.
What's more, I've heard of people who end up with lots of gold and nothing to do with it. We don't have the OD&D assumption that people would hire companies of hirelings and build strongholds. Some character concepts have things to invest large sums in, and others don't.