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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 2910143" data-attributes="member: 18280">Again, because who would they buy them from?&nbsp; When magic items are rare and precious, who willingly parts with them?&nbsp; You might be able to buy the odd item here and there, but wholesale magic shops?A conceit of 1e was that the current gameworld was in a &quot;dark age&quot; and the PCs were uncovering the wonders of a previous era.&nbsp; The secrets to making many of these items had been lost, or required vast research.&nbsp; Hence the dungeon, which was often the ruins from that previous civilization.&nbsp; Mighty magics existed before the Rain of Colorless Fire, or in ancient Myth Drannor.&nbsp; Their like is not to be found among mortals in this age, save those who have delved into the dangerous ruins of the past and won their secrets.Again, the prices in the PHB were stated to be specifically based upon a &quot;gold rush&quot; mentality fostered by the sudden influx of wealth adventuring caused.&nbsp; If you followed the RAW, you would presumably take this into account, and prices would drop as the PCs travelled farther and farther from the wild adventuring regions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 2910143, member: 18280"] Again, because who would they buy them from? When magic items are rare and precious, who willingly parts with them? You might be able to buy the odd item here and there, but wholesale magic shops? A conceit of 1e was that the current gameworld was in a "dark age" and the PCs were uncovering the wonders of a previous era. The secrets to making many of these items had been lost, or required vast research. Hence the dungeon, which was often the ruins from that previous civilization. Mighty magics existed before the Rain of Colorless Fire, or in ancient Myth Drannor. Their like is not to be found among mortals in this age, save those who have delved into the dangerous ruins of the past and won their secrets. Again, the prices in the PHB were stated to be specifically based upon a "gold rush" mentality fostered by the sudden influx of wealth adventuring caused. If you followed the RAW, you would presumably take this into account, and prices would drop as the PCs travelled farther and farther from the wild adventuring regions. [/QUOTE]

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