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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Coredump" data-source="post: 984471" data-attributes="member: 6939">But this is the exact problem.  By the nature of the game, the PC will have a LOT more skill pionts to spend, and will be able to buy everything at 50% of cost, and be able to sell it at 150-200% of cost.Hell, they could buy it from one merchant, and then just sell it to another.  This is what I meant by anything that is based on numbers is easily exploitable.Besides, why does it have to be that the merchant is trying to rip him off?  That may just be his price? Maybe he just doesn't sell below 20%? Look, I don't care how good you are, I am not selling you something at 50% of what it is worth. I have heard of some great hagglers, but I don't think any of them are getting a car for 50%.If you want to use a numbers system, I would start by picking a 'lowest price' point depending on item and location etc.  Then use the numbers to see how close they got. The lowest price may only be 10% off, or it may be 60% off. But then you have to be careful when they go to sell the items.Personally, I think this is one area best left to role playing, or at least DM judgement. Let them role, and then make up a number with their roll as an influence. But don't make it a hard and fast relationship..</blockquote>