D&D 5E Sane Magic Item Prices

[S'mon]

@tetrasodium
Second, a Bag of Holding - the single most useful item in the whole damn game and by far the most in demand by any adventurer anywhere with even a shred of wisdom, hence hella expensive and hard to get

BoH went from a 25,000gp item in 1e to a mere Uncommon item in 5e - Bag of Holding - base price 500gp (DMG) or 200 gp craft 400gp sale (XGTE).

 

[Lanefan]

BoH went from a 25,000gp item in 1e to a mere Uncommon item in 5e - Bag of Holding - base price 500gp (DMG) or 200 gp craft 400gp sale (XGTE).

That is thunderously ridiculous - insane, even.

25K might be a bit much but half that might be too low.

 

[S'mon]

Those ranges are narrow enough it's hard to really go too far wrong.

Still doesn't tell me what they mean by "basic".

They meant the stuff on the following list.

One thing this thread has helped teach me is that if I run a WoTC hardback again, I need to add in my own treasure hoards to at least 1/5 of the encounters. I thought POTA was terrible for lack of treasure, but it sounds like it only got worse from there.

 

[S'mon]

That is thunderously ridiculous - insane, even.

Not as insane as the Uncommon broom of flying! Broom of Flying

 

[tetrasodium]

Those ranges are narrow enough it's hard to really go too far wrong.

Still doesn't tell me what they mean by "basic".

Other than "basic rules" it's the only instance of the word basic in the adventurers league players guide v10. There's a few other types of magic items like faction magic items & GM rewards & those are the only ones that don't take significant work like many sessions or a good bit of AL GM time so most likely similar to if a hiker said basic camping supplies & they list the things considered basic in that little snippet as someone else mentioned. It's six pages so don't expect too much if you download it

 

[Lanefan]

Not as insane as the Uncommon broom of flying! Broom of Flying

<<facepalm>>

I mean, seriously: who comes up with this stuff? It's like they asked a bunch of players what their favourite items are and then chopped the price down so that everyone could have one, rather than leaving them as special and unusual finds.

 

[Matrix Sorcica]

Thank you, I missed those.

I just discovered this on DM's Guild: Discerning Merchant's Price Guide - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild

It looks to be exactly a continuation of the original Sane prices, thus answering the OP's question

 

[Maxperson]

<<facepalm>>

I mean, seriously: who comes up with this stuff? It's like they asked a bunch of players what their favourite items are and then chopped the price down so that everyone could have one, rather than leaving them as special and unusual finds.

Who actually wants a broom of flying, though? I've hated that ridiculous item since I first saw it. Give me winged boots, a carpet of flying, ring of air elemental command or something else. "Look ma! I'm riding a broom!" just doesn't cut it for me.

 

[billd91]

Who actually wants a broom of flying, though? I've hated that ridiculous item since I first saw it. Give me winged boots, a carpet of flying, ring of air elemental command or something else. "Look ma! I'm riding a broom!" just doesn't cut it for me.

Classic witch trope. You'd prefer they ride in iron kettles or with their mortars and pestles?

 

[Stattick]

Classic witch trope. You'd prefer they ride in iron kettles or with their mortars and pestles?

If I were a witch, I'd want a flying saucer.