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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Saeviomagy" data-source="post: 1439144" data-attributes="member: 5890">What rivals? Since when is every wizard in the world on some bizarre form of magical arms race? Look at the modern world - there ARE people out there who will not only SELL their knowledge to anyone, they will give away valuable intellectual property! To all comers! How many free RPGs can you download off the net? How many free programs can you download (genuinely free, not illegal stuff)?Seekers of knowledge are also often people who enjoy sharing that knowledge.Unless in your world magic carries some sort of paranoia-inducing taint, wizards are not going to (as a rule) refuse service on the basis of their competitors.How? Someone makes them, they cost a finite amount of money and time to make, and as often as not, the creator will be unable to use the item he has made. Sounds like a standard luxury item to me.Bollocks. As soon as you own a +1 longsword, and find a +2 longsword, you can bet your bottom dollar that your players will be treating that +1 like it's trash. Statements such as "oh, it's in the bag with all our other crap" were commonly made regarding magical items in "there is no magical item market" 2nd ed D&D.</blockquote>