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<blockquote data-quote="Mystic_23" data-source="post: 1433159" data-attributes="member: 11693">In the last D&amp;D Campaign I was in (set in the Forgotten Realms) we didn't ever see the &quot;Magic Shop&quot;.&nbsp; At low levels we had to make due with what we could find, and/or travel quite a distance to the bigger cities to find items.&nbsp; However, to make things easier at higher levels, we found a woman who was essentially a &quot;Magic Item Broker&quot;.&nbsp; Since in the Realms (at least the way we play) the concept of &quot;Adventurer&quot; is a valid career option, it makes sense that there would be someone who would try to profit off of this.&nbsp; How it worked is, when we needed something, we would let her know.&nbsp; At that point she would begin searching for someone who:1) Has an item that is pretty close to what we requested. (Such as wands with fewer charges than we requested, etc.).2) Is willing to take a commission for crafting said item.&nbsp; Then she would charge a small fee.&nbsp; It was worth it to us to pay a little extra to her. (Sometimes we would pay her a little more than she requested.&nbsp; Kinda like tipping the Pizza Boy a little extra to make sure that next time it gets there even quicker.)&nbsp; She probably could have retired to a life of luxury out of what we payed her for the items we bought through her.&nbsp; I'd say that the experience was altogether good because it allowed us to get items we wanted, while allowing the DM to have some control over what we ended up with.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mystic_23, post: 1433159, member: 11693"] In the last D&D Campaign I was in (set in the Forgotten Realms) we didn't ever see the "Magic Shop". At low levels we had to make due with what we could find, and/or travel quite a distance to the bigger cities to find items. However, to make things easier at higher levels, we found a woman who was essentially a "Magic Item Broker". Since in the Realms (at least the way we play) the concept of "Adventurer" is a valid career option, it makes sense that there would be someone who would try to profit off of this. How it worked is, when we needed something, we would let her know. At that point she would begin searching for someone who: 1) Has an item that is pretty close to what we requested. (Such as wands with fewer charges than we requested, etc.). 2) Is willing to take a commission for crafting said item. Then she would charge a small fee. It was worth it to us to pay a little extra to her. (Sometimes we would pay her a little more than she requested. Kinda like tipping the Pizza Boy a little extra to make sure that next time it gets there even quicker.) She probably could have retired to a life of luxury out of what we payed her for the items we bought through her. I'd say that the experience was altogether good because it allowed us to get items we wanted, while allowing the DM to have some control over what we ended up with. [/QUOTE]

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