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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark Hope" data-source="post: 3452283" data-attributes="member: 27051">Like I said above, this does happen to one degree or another.  But metal is not relatively cheap on Athas.  It is literally 100 times more expensive due to its rarity.  A steel longsword costs the equivalent of 1500 gp, for example.  The metal trade is small volume, high profit, high risk - and there are alternatives to metal.  Most merchant houses rely on steadier, more dependable products.Lol.  The PCs in my DS games have been known to murder each other over a pointy stick when driven to desperation.  Whether something is used or not rarely enters into it <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />.Well, their actual wealth levels aren't a big problem - there is a decent margin for error in both directions.  At present the vast majority of their "wealth level" is tied up in real estate - they have very little actual valuable personal gear to speak of.  But I take your point - I alluded to this issue a few posts back.  If you're letting the market be flexible beyond the 50% rule, you need to take into account the fact that PCs will be crafting items, and factor this into the treasure that you give out.Not from where I am sitting.  On Athas magic itself is illegal for the most part, and trying to buy or sell a magic item is likely to get you lynched, never mind the monopoly.  The PCs are currently considering making contacts with the Veiled Alliance (Dark Sun's magic terrorists) in order to allow them to get their hands on magic gear more easily.  Beats buying the stuff from the elves... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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