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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack Simth" data-source="post: 4799704" data-attributes="member: 29252">To purchase: Step 1: Make a gather information check.For standard DMG Items: DC = 10 + Minimum Core level requirement for the item.  No retry, although someone else in the party can ask around.For items from other sources: Case-by-case only.  They'll generally have a penalty to the Gather Information check.  Some won't be available at all.Step 2: Roll Diplomacy to bargain for costs: 40 or more = DMG list price30-39 = DMG list price * 1.520-29 = DMG list price * 210-20 = DMG list price * 2.50-9 = He changed his mind, he's not selling.Less than 0 = Not only is he not selling, he's decided to try and take you out subtly for tracking him down.  How he does this will vary.The Diplomacy roll has the same penalty as the Gather Info check for items from other sources.To Commission an item's creation:As above, but reduce all DC's by 5 (so finding someone who can Scribe a scroll of Teleport is Gather Info DC 14, rather than 19, and you only need a 35 on the Diplomacy roll to get DMG list price).  Additionally, there's another option.  If you get a 50 or better on the Diplomacy roll, you can get the item for materials cost.Mundane stuff (including supplies for crafting) are available anywhere at list price regardless of charsima.You can ask your buddy to find an item for you, if he's agreeable to do so.  But then, he's the one rolling the check, and he's the one making the bargain.  You can't be sure exactly what price he actually got for it.By the way: It's usually a bad idea to dump Charisma in my games.</blockquote>

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