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<blockquote data-quote="mmadsen" data-source="post: 65101" data-attributes="member: 1645">Yes, you are in the extreme minority.You live in a modern, capitalist, monetary economy.If you acquire gold, you acquire great wealth, and that brings prestige and (temporal) power.&nbsp; I wouldn't expect it to bring great wisdom or magical power; that's a separate adventure.I don't think I've ever read a myth, legend, or even modern fantasy story where the hero goes to the magic store to pick up his magic items.&nbsp; They're supposed to be gifts from the gods or great works requiring secret knowledge to craft.Anyway, no one's arguing that the players shouldn't be able to make magic items, simply that they shouldn't be able to plop down some gold, crank it through the magic machine, and get whatever magic item they want.If you're not in an efficient market, goods and the customers willing to pay for them don't naturally come together.&nbsp; Try buying or selling RAM for your computer in a Third World country.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mmadsen, post: 65101, member: 1645"] Yes, you are in the extreme minority. You live in a modern, capitalist, monetary economy. If you acquire gold, you acquire great wealth, and that brings prestige and (temporal) power. I wouldn't expect it to bring great wisdom or magical power; that's a separate adventure. I don't think I've ever read a myth, legend, or even modern fantasy story where the hero goes to the magic store to pick up his magic items. They're supposed to be gifts from the gods or great works requiring secret knowledge to craft. Anyway, no one's arguing that the players shouldn't be able to make magic items, simply that they shouldn't be able to plop down some gold, crank it through the magic machine, and get whatever magic item they want. If you're not in an efficient market, goods and the customers willing to pay for them don't naturally come together. Try buying or selling RAM for your computer in a Third World country. [/QUOTE]

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