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<blockquote data-quote="Lizard" data-source="post: 4078267" data-attributes="member: 1054">I never interpreted this as meaning, &quot;I walk into Swords-R-Us and buy a flaming +2 longsword&quot;, which is what I assume most people mean by &quot;magic shop&quot;.Rather, in the largest of cities, if you suceed at a GI check, you might find out where a retired adventurer has set up as an innkeeper, and he might be willing to part with his old sword if the price is right...In a &quot;worst case&quot; scenario, you might find a place which specialized in Rare Treasures And Wonderments, but the selection is limited to what the DM decides on, not what the players want. Mechanically, this is identical to finding magic items on monsters.ie, there's no difference between, &quot;You find magic item 'a' on the monster&quot; and &quot;You find 2000 gold on the monster, and meet someone willing to sell you magic item 'a' for 2000 gold.&quot;Who on this thread actually had a &quot;Wal-Magic&quot; in their world, where players could just buy any item in the DMG at will, if they had the cash?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lizard, post: 4078267, member: 1054"] I never interpreted this as meaning, "I walk into Swords-R-Us and buy a flaming +2 longsword", which is what I assume most people mean by "magic shop". Rather, in the largest of cities, if you suceed at a GI check, you might find out where a retired adventurer has set up as an innkeeper, and he might be willing to part with his old sword if the price is right... In a "worst case" scenario, you might find a place which specialized in Rare Treasures And Wonderments, but the selection is limited to what the DM decides on, not what the players want. Mechanically, this is identical to finding magic items on monsters. ie, there's no difference between, "You find magic item 'a' on the monster" and "You find 2000 gold on the monster, and meet someone willing to sell you magic item 'a' for 2000 gold." Who on this thread actually had a "Wal-Magic" in their world, where players could just buy any item in the DMG at will, if they had the cash? [/QUOTE]

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