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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Astrosicebear" data-source="post: 6558282" data-attributes="member: 67017">Nitpicky, but there are multiple places, PHB, DMG, that say exactly what I said.  Yes there are guidelines and rules in the DMG if the players want to ATTEMPT to sell a magic item, but no where does each individual item have a specific cost like previous editions.  DMG 135 says it plainly, "Unless you decide your campaign works otherwise, most magic items are so rare that they aren't available for purchase." It continues..."In a large city with an academy of magic or major temple,. buying and selling magic items might be possible, at your discretion."Clearly the intention is for magic items to be rare (hence the rarities) and not like previous editions.  Kobolds should not have magic items as monsters.  Maybe one might carry a strange scroll it found, or a potion of healing, but that is it according to the charts in the DMG.  You wont see kobolds carrying around magic weapons if you follow the DMG guidelines.  Yes you can roll a low-level treasure HORDE that can contain items, but that's a horde, not individual.5E takes away all reliance on the magical might of armies, any time playing the system should tell you that.  A sufficient group of guards can easily overwhelm a much stronger foe. (Take the intro to Greenest in HOTDQ for a specific example, a dragon is clearly worried about lots of arrows).  No longer does every militia watch hand out +1 swords and armor.  Clearly the design conceit of 5E is that magic items are really rare (save for some potions and scrolls) and that emphasis is plastered all over the core books.Again, you can play your game in any way you and your players enjoy.  The system can handle it. But what you suggest is not the intended norm.</blockquote>

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