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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7443631" data-attributes="member: 2629"><p>I had a merchant that was a former adventurer. He hid that from the community (few knew of it, and those that did knew to keep it secret). When adventurers or mages were in town, he'd hire a local kid to give him a heads up if the discerning folk were approaching... and then when warned he'd cast Nystul's Magic Aura on as many non-magical items as he could. Then he'd let them come in detect magic and offer to buy items. If they told him they were magical he'd scoff at the, but charge a high price. If they never mentioned the magical aura he'd ask why they were so eager and charge a slightly higher price... and if PCs/mages came back angry that the items were not truly magical, he'd shoot back that he never said they were.</p><p></p><p>I also have - for years - had a lot of 'mundane' magic available in town stores. These often were of more interest than the magical weapons, armor and other real advenuring tools. An amulet that casts unseen servant once per week. A toy that animates and sings a song. A coin that always lands on heads when flipped. Statues that always point at each other. A miniature elephant. A haunted locket. A magical mirror that glimpsed into a whorehouse in a city on another plane. A stick that oozed chocolate sauce. An arrow that turned ethereal when shot. A ring that carried a ... loacalized enlargement enchantment. A wand that vibrated when activated. A toy that wandered around collecting rocks and piling them up when activated. An earring that translated Gnome to Halfling. A book that copied the text of (non-magical) books. Goggles that made everyone appear nakes (only an illusion). A mug of endless beer. A pipe that poisoned you... in a good way ... when anything was smoked in it. A shell that always sounded like the sea. A paint brush that gave advantage on perform (painting) checks. A powder puff that colored anything it touched pink.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 7443631, member: 2629"] I had a merchant that was a former adventurer. He hid that from the community (few knew of it, and those that did knew to keep it secret). When adventurers or mages were in town, he'd hire a local kid to give him a heads up if the discerning folk were approaching... and then when warned he'd cast Nystul's Magic Aura on as many non-magical items as he could. Then he'd let them come in detect magic and offer to buy items. If they told him they were magical he'd scoff at the, but charge a high price. If they never mentioned the magical aura he'd ask why they were so eager and charge a slightly higher price... and if PCs/mages came back angry that the items were not truly magical, he'd shoot back that he never said they were. I also have - for years - had a lot of 'mundane' magic available in town stores. These often were of more interest than the magical weapons, armor and other real advenuring tools. An amulet that casts unseen servant once per week. A toy that animates and sings a song. A coin that always lands on heads when flipped. Statues that always point at each other. A miniature elephant. A haunted locket. A magical mirror that glimpsed into a whorehouse in a city on another plane. A stick that oozed chocolate sauce. An arrow that turned ethereal when shot. A ring that carried a ... loacalized enlargement enchantment. A wand that vibrated when activated. A toy that wandered around collecting rocks and piling them up when activated. An earring that translated Gnome to Halfling. A book that copied the text of (non-magical) books. Goggles that made everyone appear nakes (only an illusion). A mug of endless beer. A pipe that poisoned you... in a good way ... when anything was smoked in it. A shell that always sounded like the sea. A paint brush that gave advantage on perform (painting) checks. A powder puff that colored anything it touched pink. [/QUOTE]
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