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<blockquote data-quote="Hassassin" data-source="post: 5843218" data-attributes="member: 6675228">I think they should tie the commonness of items to who makes them.Common items can be made by many non-spellcasting alchemists and artisans. You will find someone who can make (some of) these items in even small towns and there's an economy for them in larger communities. These are items that the PCs can make if they choose the options and have the down time.Uncommon items aren't readily in circulation, but you can find them and often a spellcaster who can make some of them. They may not have listed prices and you will probably have to pay with favors and not just gold. The option for crafting these is available to the players if the DM says so. High magic campaigns may treat these like common items.Rare items are always made for a specific use. They are almost always named items, whether their power is artifact level or not. Powerful spellcasters create them using more art than science, and they often have strange side effects or &quot;curses&quot;. You won't find a price for them, instead they are McGuffins you go on quests for. Crafting them requires rituals and is always in the hands of the DM.I would have consumables like potions in the &quot;common&quot; category, simple permanent items like a protective charm, a magical sword or an everburning torch in the &quot;uncommon&quot; category, and anything complex in the &quot;rare&quot; category.Nothing in the game (like monster immunities) should assume the characters have access to anything other than common items.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hassassin, post: 5843218, member: 6675228"] I think they should tie the commonness of items to who makes them. Common items can be made by many non-spellcasting alchemists and artisans. You will find someone who can make (some of) these items in even small towns and there's an economy for them in larger communities. These are items that the PCs can make if they choose the options and have the down time. Uncommon items aren't readily in circulation, but you can find them and often a spellcaster who can make some of them. They may not have listed prices and you will probably have to pay with favors and not just gold. The option for crafting these is available to the players if the DM says so. High magic campaigns may treat these like common items. Rare items are always made for a specific use. They are almost always named items, whether their power is artifact level or not. Powerful spellcasters create them using more art than science, and they often have strange side effects or "curses". You won't find a price for them, instead they are McGuffins you go on quests for. Crafting them requires rituals and is always in the hands of the DM. I would have consumables like potions in the "common" category, simple permanent items like a protective charm, a magical sword or an everburning torch in the "uncommon" category, and anything complex in the "rare" category. Nothing in the game (like monster immunities) should assume the characters have access to anything other than common items. [/QUOTE]

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