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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mythusmage" data-source="post: 1193949" data-attributes="member: 571">Ordinary Items: YesWonder Items: If you know the right people.Something basic such as a simple potion or a +1 weapon, as long as you have the money. But for the really good stuff you need to have the right connections. In addition, the prices in the DMG are only guidelines, and oft violated guidelines at that. You want that  Sword of the Shivering Dropsy +3? The first thing you need to do is find out if one is even available. Then you get to put in a bid for it, because there will be others looking for one themselves.Furthermore, when you do have that Sword of the Shivering Dropsy +3 in your sweaty hands you need to check to see that it is the real thing. Magic Item fraud is rife. Only deal with certified auction houses, and remember that even the best make mistakes.Then you have taxes. Many countries have an annual tax just for owning a wonder item. Others outright ban the ownership of such by private citizens. There's also theft. People will pay good money to obtain a Sword of the Shivering Dropsy +3 on the black market, and they don't care how it's obtained.Even if you manage to get, and keep, your very own Sword of the Shivering Dropsy +3 there is the matter of maintaining it. Everything degrades over time and through use. Worse yet, stuff degrades even faster through neglect and non-use. Which means you've got to spend money to keep your Sword of the Shivering Dropsy +3 in good shape. If you don't there will come a day when it breaks in combat. An enchantment makes things more durable, it does not make them indestructible.In short, if you need a new Candle of Continual Flame (the new ones last about 5 years, but there are older models still on the market) you go down to the chandler's shop and see if he has any in. But if you want a Refillable Candle of Continual Flame you have to get it as a wonder item. Besides which, most nations ban the manufacture, purchase, and possession of a Refillable Candle of Continual Flame and its fuel because the fuel is extremely volatile, being known to ignite under direct sunlight  or when stored in large quantities. (A 1d6 fireball 5 feet in radius per fluid ounce of Refillable Candle of Continual Flame fuel.So a gallon of the stuff (guaranteed to explode) will produce a 128d6 fireball 640 feet in radius. Since the fuel is the only thing a Refillable Candle Of Continual Flame will work with you can see why the item is banned in most places.)I hope the above gave you ideas. And, yes, shaking will set off Refillable Candle of Continual Flame fuel. (You'll also note that in my setting permanent items aren't all that permanent. But proper care will make them last longer.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />)</blockquote>

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