Shopping as an encounter

[James the Newbie]

Sorry I haven't tried 4(e) before, but the 3e skills Bluff if it carried over

And the issue I can see is players wanting what you havnt made 'for sale'

If I was you (Since the idea isnt a bad one overall) I might think about making 'set shop keepers' stats based on item price

1 for junk level
1cp-1gp
low level
1gp-100 gp
Low-ish level
100-200 gp
low-mid level
200-600 GP
low-ish mid level
600-1500 gp
low Mid-ish level
1500-5000GP
low-ish mid-ish level
5000gp-10000 GP
Mid-ish level
10000-20000 GP
Mid level
20000-50000 GP
Mid high level
50000-100000 GP
High level
100000 gp+

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you can always change the race + personality , and leave the exact same stats. Then the pc's wont get bored, but if someone goes "I want a new ring" you didnt expect you can quickly throw in a 'new' shop keeper

I would also have a pre set modifier based on value/rarity of how willing they are to part with it, no more than +/-1 to +/-5

I dont know how much you will use But I hope you have fun

 

[nomotog]

So your saying unlimited inventory so long as it's inside the price range?

I think they carried bluff over, but it dosen't matter that much. I might be stealing ideas from 4e, but I am making this for 3.5

 

[James the Newbie]

It seems any item that is made available in the book should be available to the player unless special circumstances prevent it

So as long as its not a relic, or artifact or rare for any reason, yeah I recommend unlimited inventory - I tried a limited inventory game, the balance just went out the window, it doesn't work unless its a low magic campaign.