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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KnowTheToe" data-source="post: 341891" data-attributes="member: 1961">I also dislike the able to/have to purchase stuff from cities aspect of the game.  I understand why they do it, or at least I think I do.  I think they do it to help keep the CRs balanced as characters get into high levels, making sure people have the correct magical items to defeat creatures and therefore get the correct XP for situation.I dislike buying items because it does not fit most worlds base tech and economic state.  If mass productions/assy line production has not been created, what is the chance a master craftsman is going to have 10 sets of steel armor sitting in his shop, or a variey of 50 new swords.  Magic would be even more difficult.  Does your world have magic sweatshops with mages chained to tables casting enchantments into equipment?I like the concept of a random supply of low level basics in stores(without these balance could be effected), high level stuff so rare you will almost never be able to find it in a store.</blockquote>