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<blockquote data-quote="Paraxis" data-source="post: 6363573" data-attributes="member: 13009"><p>And the fantasy equivalent of fancy toys are magic items. No matter how much people want there to be no way to purchase a magic item, any physical object can be acquired with enough money. In the real world if you have enough money you can buy almost anything legally, a bunch of other stuff illegally through black markets and things, and if you must have something you could finance a team of thieves to steal almost anything not covered by the above two options.</p><p></p><p>So that is why having a gold piece value associated with magic items is a good thing, so you know how much you can get from the king when you sell something to him, the evil duke knows how much to pay the thieves guild to steal an item and so forth.</p><p></p><p>But if your DM doesn't let you purchase magic items, maybe there are floating castles and flying ships. If slavery is legal buy an army of of soldiers to throw at the next dragon, or a harem of girls, start a whore house or a tavern.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Don't forget to tithe your favorite church and pay your taxes!</p><p></p><p>I guess you could also give some to the poor and needy, I mean being the saviour of an entire town or nation can be a big ego boost, and some of that good karma might come back to you one day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paraxis, post: 6363573, member: 13009"] And the fantasy equivalent of fancy toys are magic items. No matter how much people want there to be no way to purchase a magic item, any physical object can be acquired with enough money. In the real world if you have enough money you can buy almost anything legally, a bunch of other stuff illegally through black markets and things, and if you must have something you could finance a team of thieves to steal almost anything not covered by the above two options. So that is why having a gold piece value associated with magic items is a good thing, so you know how much you can get from the king when you sell something to him, the evil duke knows how much to pay the thieves guild to steal an item and so forth. But if your DM doesn't let you purchase magic items, maybe there are floating castles and flying ships. If slavery is legal buy an army of of soldiers to throw at the next dragon, or a harem of girls, start a whore house or a tavern. Don't forget to tithe your favorite church and pay your taxes! I guess you could also give some to the poor and needy, I mean being the saviour of an entire town or nation can be a big ego boost, and some of that good karma might come back to you one day. [/QUOTE]
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