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<blockquote data-quote="was" data-source="post: 6462837" data-attributes="member: 24488">The player did overlook some listed points in the DMG and some results of such searches.&nbsp; 1.&nbsp; The search must be conducted during 'downtime'.&nbsp; Adventuring time does not count towards the total.2.&nbsp; The search requires time spent in a large, wealthy city with multiple citizens rich enough to afford such an item.&nbsp; Probably not a lot of cities this large in a given country.&nbsp; Two or three at the most.3.&nbsp; The purchaser will most likely be a middleman, wanting to buy the item as cheaply as possible.&nbsp; To make a large profit, and knowing the pc has few alternatives, they won't be willing to pay nearly as much as the pc wants.4.&nbsp; The search will attract unwanted attention.&nbsp; Thieves who want to steal it.&nbsp; Tax collectors who want their share of the sale. Government agents who want to make sure powerful items are not falling into the hands of 'undesirable' organizations.5.&nbsp; The buyer maybe a very disreputable person.&nbsp; They maybe a member of thieves', or assassins', guild or maybe a rebel group.&nbsp; Providing support, or powerful items, to such groups could result in arrest or worse.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="was, post: 6462837, member: 24488"] The player did overlook some listed points in the DMG and some results of such searches. 1. The search must be conducted during 'downtime'. Adventuring time does not count towards the total. 2. The search requires time spent in a large, wealthy city with multiple citizens rich enough to afford such an item. Probably not a lot of cities this large in a given country. Two or three at the most. 3. The purchaser will most likely be a middleman, wanting to buy the item as cheaply as possible. To make a large profit, and knowing the pc has few alternatives, they won't be willing to pay nearly as much as the pc wants. 4. The search will attract unwanted attention. Thieves who want to steal it. Tax collectors who want their share of the sale. Government agents who want to make sure powerful items are not falling into the hands of 'undesirable' organizations. 5. The buyer maybe a very disreputable person. They maybe a member of thieves', or assassins', guild or maybe a rebel group. Providing support, or powerful items, to such groups could result in arrest or worse. [/QUOTE]

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