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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 5169537" data-attributes="member: 4937">"How do you determine items available in a shop?"If it's a mundane item worth no more than a couple days pay for a common laborer, I make it simple and say they have it provided I think the town is big enough to support that sort of craftsman.  I only role-play out shopping expeditions for small groups, and even then only if I think the character is likely to be a reoccuring NPC.  Bigger groups require less non-essential roleplay because one of the cardinal sins of DMing is making your players wait too long for their turn.If its something rare or expensive, I generally dice for it which in the case of something like this is often just a 'coin flip'. Sometimes if the item is just excessively rare or expensive (10000 gp opal, a trained griffon) I'll just say no in all but the biggest metropolis.If its a magic item, its generally not available.  The main exception is potions.  If I think the town is big enough to have an alchemist, I generally allow the purchase of 2d4 random potions.  I also generally allow the purchase of 1d4 minor scrolls from whatever the big temple is in town provided the PC's have a favorable reputation.   Pretty much anything can be ordered provided you find someone that can make it, you just have to be willing to wait on it.</blockquote>