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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 6464906" data-attributes="member: 58197">I would say that is the implication, yes. Not so much because they're Common items, but because they're listed in the PHB equipment list. Of course, the DM can always rule otherwise.Doubtful. First, the potion is more than three times as expensive per hit point as the wand, in an edition where there are a lot more options for spending your money--it's not just about buying gear any more. Second, you need 47 potions to equal the healing potential of one wand; that's 23.5 pounds of potions (imagine lugging around three one-gallon jugs of milk everywhere), whereas the 3E wand was stated to weigh about 1 ounce. Third, just because you can buy a potion or three doesn't mean the local herbalist has 47 of them waiting to go. My experience may not be typical, but I've known few DMs who wouldn't balk at such a request.I would say no, but could be persuaded to change that ruling. My argument is that the potion is in the PHB and the other items are not, implying that the potion is more widely available than other items. The logical counter-argument would be that the PHB has limited space and chose to list the magic item that is most widely useful, and the DMG suggests a price point of 50 gp for common items, equivalent to what the potion costs.</blockquote>