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<blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 8250605" data-attributes="member: 72555">No, no prices are better.Magic item sale and purchase should be run like finding treasure, not like a shop.If the PCs want a magic poleaxe, they have to get &quot;lucky&quot; (as determined by the DM).&nbsp; Maybe hire NPCs to find&nbsp; people who want to sell magic items.&nbsp; Maybe befriend a merchant who knows where some are sold.The price should be inconsistent.&nbsp; One NPC could sell a +3 flametongue for 5 gp, another may want 20k gp for a +1 dagger.The price should serve the story/plot/genre/NPC motivations, and if you want the PCs to be rich or poor.Finding a magic item for sale should be the same as finding one from a monster.&nbsp; The gp price is just fluff.&nbsp; If the PCs don't got the gp, they can steal it or not get it.&nbsp; Or they can bargain to do a quest to get it.What more, when they sell magic items, there are few buyers.&nbsp; At a decent price that is.&nbsp; But maybe you can trade what you found for something else.As a DM, magic items are a lever.&nbsp; If you find a PC is lagging behind in a way you care about, make available items they may find useful.&nbsp; And not as good/well customized ones for PCs who are over dominant.The huge ranges and value guidelines?&nbsp;&nbsp; Better than this 3e esque price chart.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NotAYakk, post: 8250605, member: 72555"] No, no prices are better. Magic item sale and purchase should be run like finding treasure, not like a shop. If the PCs want a magic poleaxe, they have to get "lucky" (as determined by the DM). Maybe hire NPCs to find people who want to sell magic items. Maybe befriend a merchant who knows where some are sold. The price should be inconsistent. One NPC could sell a +3 flametongue for 5 gp, another may want 20k gp for a +1 dagger. The price should serve the story/plot/genre/NPC motivations, and if you want the PCs to be rich or poor. Finding a magic item for sale should be the same as finding one from a monster. The gp price is just fluff. If the PCs don't got the gp, they can steal it or not get it. Or they can bargain to do a quest to get it. What more, when they sell magic items, there are few buyers. At a decent price that is. But maybe you can trade what you found for something else. As a DM, magic items are a lever. If you find a PC is lagging behind in a way you care about, make available items they may find useful. And not as good/well customized ones for PCs who are over dominant. The huge ranges and value guidelines? Better than this 3e esque price chart. [/QUOTE]

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