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<blockquote data-quote="jcbdragon" data-source="post: 5849791" data-attributes="member: 6676432">Some of the items that I think would be in greater demand (curative potions, etc) are available from a larger number of sources.&nbsp; Let's face it, if there's money to be made, somebody will do it.&nbsp; The problem is that you never know who you're dealing with.&nbsp; Is Aaron the Amazing Alchemist *really* selling you a Potion of Healing, or is it snake oil with a Nystul's Magic Aura on it?Temples are the only really reliable source of such things, and they're going to give first preference to their own followers -- and the higher-ranked the follower, the higher priority his request gets.&nbsp; If the Archbishop walked into your local church today and said, &quot;I need all the holy water in your font,&quot; he's probably going to get it.&nbsp; For a PC who isn't a priest higher in the temple hierarchy than the head of that church, he's going to be expected to do something for the church.&nbsp; Money will be part of it, but also actions on behalf of the church.One group I DM'd for came up with an interesting solution.&nbsp; They found someone who was able to do good quality work, and they became his patron.&nbsp; It meant that they had to lay out a lot of gold to set him up in a properly-equipped workshop, but it also meant that they could say, &quot;I need you to work on X,&quot; and have their needs get top priority.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jcbdragon, post: 5849791, member: 6676432"] Some of the items that I think would be in greater demand (curative potions, etc) are available from a larger number of sources. Let's face it, if there's money to be made, somebody will do it. The problem is that you never know who you're dealing with. Is Aaron the Amazing Alchemist *really* selling you a Potion of Healing, or is it snake oil with a Nystul's Magic Aura on it? Temples are the only really reliable source of such things, and they're going to give first preference to their own followers -- and the higher-ranked the follower, the higher priority his request gets. If the Archbishop walked into your local church today and said, "I need all the holy water in your font," he's probably going to get it. For a PC who isn't a priest higher in the temple hierarchy than the head of that church, he's going to be expected to do something for the church. Money will be part of it, but also actions on behalf of the church. One group I DM'd for came up with an interesting solution. They found someone who was able to do good quality work, and they became his patron. It meant that they had to lay out a lot of gold to set him up in a properly-equipped workshop, but it also meant that they could say, "I need you to work on X," and have their needs get top priority. [/QUOTE]

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