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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pax" data-source="post: 716021" data-attributes="member: 6875">Ain't that the truth!Unless a GM wants to go randomly generating an evil NPC's "lifetime accumulated treaure" and knocking bits off of the "principle" each time a new "influx" is generated (based on expendiutures per encounter) ... it's only fair to let PC's do some buying of magic items.Do I expect that tomean, there shoudl be shops specialising in magic items, in every city?Hell no.However, the armorer will likely keep a few sets of mundanely-magical (IOW, a + or two) armor about -- either new-made for his shop, or, bought from an adventurer who didn't need it.The weaponsmith likely has a +1 sword, maybe a +2 hammer of impact, and so on.  Not lots, but a couple choice items.There robably ARE shop dealing especially in scrolls, potions, and ... (drum roll) spell components of all sorts.  Why?  Because those are stock-and-staple for spellcasters, and wherever you have spellcasters who have need s... yu have enterprising merchants seeking to earn a profit by FILLING those needs ... for whatever fee they dare charge.Wondrous items, most likely to find as curios or emporiums in general, as "special selection" items.  Or in the aforementioned potion-scroll-and-component shops.A good bowyer probably has a few score +1 arrows to hand (along with a few score silvered arrows, a barrelful of masterworks, and a couplemagic bows).An item here and there, suited to the mundane purpose of the shop -- it puts items on the market in general terms, but there's no one "WalMagic" franchise ...And if you go to the armorer, and he hasn't exactly what you want ... well, you mgiht be able to COMMISSION it, through him.  For, say, 2/3 down, the remaining 1/3 on delivery, and show me the money in full beore a single coin changes hands -- no refunds, no excuses, etc, etc.  It'll probably take 2-3 times as long as if the party 'caster made it, but, then ... it's not costing the party direct time, nor XP (you CAN adventure while awaiting your new suit of armor, after all).</blockquote>

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