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<blockquote data-quote="Werebat" data-source="post: 6509721" data-attributes="member: 40158">You CAN purchase magic items in 5E -- if the DM allows it.&nbsp; You can purchase any magic item that the DM allows you to, whenever they allow you to.&nbsp; Maybe there will be an auction of over a dozen rare and powerful magic items next month that a wealthy contact could get you a ticket into (it's a very exclusive venue) if you solve a little problem for him first.&nbsp; Maybe that merchant whose brother you rescued might let you know about &quot;special stock&quot; items he gets now and then, seeing as how you're known for having bags of gold and all.&nbsp; Maybe he'll sell to you for only FOUR times the amount he paid for them, rather than the usual ten.&nbsp; And so on.If having a pile of gold and nothing to do with it is a problem, the DM can solve that problem.The key here is that the power over what items are and are not available in the campaign is entirely in the hands of the DM.&nbsp; The DM, who just might have taken the time to read the same online paladin optimization guide that you did.&nbsp; Good luck getting your hands on that combo.I like the &quot;new&quot; magic item scarcity and removal of magic item shops on every street corner.&nbsp; It might be my DM ears hearing, but the complaints I've seen so far have sounded like so much power gamer whining -- and my power gaming players almost universally like the loss of magic item shops!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Werebat, post: 6509721, member: 40158"] You CAN purchase magic items in 5E -- if the DM allows it. You can purchase any magic item that the DM allows you to, whenever they allow you to. Maybe there will be an auction of over a dozen rare and powerful magic items next month that a wealthy contact could get you a ticket into (it's a very exclusive venue) if you solve a little problem for him first. Maybe that merchant whose brother you rescued might let you know about "special stock" items he gets now and then, seeing as how you're known for having bags of gold and all. Maybe he'll sell to you for only FOUR times the amount he paid for them, rather than the usual ten. And so on. If having a pile of gold and nothing to do with it is a problem, the DM can solve that problem. The key here is that the power over what items are and are not available in the campaign is entirely in the hands of the DM. The DM, who just might have taken the time to read the same online paladin optimization guide that you did. Good luck getting your hands on that combo. I like the "new" magic item scarcity and removal of magic item shops on every street corner. It might be my DM ears hearing, but the complaints I've seen so far have sounded like so much power gamer whining -- and my power gaming players almost universally like the loss of magic item shops! [/QUOTE]

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