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<blockquote data-quote="Particle_Man" data-source="post: 4331523" data-attributes="member: 892">I complained about it too, at first.But I see it differently now.&nbsp; It is not a market thing, it is a &quot;law of magical physics&quot; think.&nbsp; Magic is apparently an inefficient engine.&nbsp; You make a magic item and then immediately unmake it and get only 20% of the residuum you put into it.&nbsp; That is just a fact of the world.The merchants are at least aware of this fact.&nbsp; Most of them will never be adventurers and may never even meet other adventurers than the pc party that require that specific magic item.&nbsp; But merchants have (or know people that have) rituals that can unmake a magic item (thus &quot;stripping it for parts&quot;) and remake another magic item on demand.&nbsp; Thus from the merchant point of view, they don't want your frost sword - maybe the next adventurer they meet wants to buy a lightning ax, so they strip the frost sword for parts, get enough parts, and make a lightning ax on demand.So I have made peace with this rule.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Particle_Man, post: 4331523, member: 892"] I complained about it too, at first. But I see it differently now. It is not a market thing, it is a "law of magical physics" think. Magic is apparently an inefficient engine. You make a magic item and then immediately unmake it and get only 20% of the residuum you put into it. That is just a fact of the world. The merchants are at least aware of this fact. Most of them will never be adventurers and may never even meet other adventurers than the pc party that require that specific magic item. But merchants have (or know people that have) rituals that can unmake a magic item (thus "stripping it for parts") and remake another magic item on demand. Thus from the merchant point of view, they don't want your frost sword - maybe the next adventurer they meet wants to buy a lightning ax, so they strip the frost sword for parts, get enough parts, and make a lightning ax on demand. So I have made peace with this rule. [/QUOTE]

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