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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 9455627" data-attributes="member: 9254">One thing 3e did right was have a system for determining what PC- & NPC-class people are likely in any community.   "high magic" and "low magic" settings weren't unbounded terms, it was relative to the RAW. This established a baseline for the availability mechanics.  A village with 30 people is unlikely to have any casters, so no magic for sale.   (Although for plot reasons, Gandalf or Obi Wan could live there.)  You go to the barony with 500 people and there's a low level cleric and a wizard.  And in 3e you needed specific feats to make scrolls, so not all casters could do it. Same for potions.  Which meant saying "Not available" was very easy.Personally, I always had 90% of magic items as being commissioned, aside from some healing items you can't wait on.  Having a lot of magic items lying around is asking for thieves. The "found loot" depends on there being bad guys with loot that were defeated by other adventurers who are either still hanging around or that found an NPC with hundreds or thousands of GP of disposable wealth.This creates setting questions.  How common bandit-kings and adventurers are in a region?  Who has all the money? Why did they buy those magic items? H9w do they keep them safe?I tended to have the potion/scroll makers act as brokers, who know who in the region has items they are willing to sell and who can let other brokers in other towns know who is interested in buying."Sorry, aside from the one healing potion, I don't keep stock. Too easy for a month's wages to go walking off, don'cha know. If you want to put down a deposit, I can have you three more potions next week.  As for scrolls, you check with Aciel, lives in the blue house around the corner, but he doesn't keep scrolls lying around either.  I'd plan on getting rooms at the inn.   Magic weapons?  I wish I had the money to afford magic weapons!  If I could make and sell a magic weapon I'd be retired!  And no one around here has that kind of money lying around to tie up for months or years at a time in random speculation. No, you'll need to try Biggington, its the seat of the duchy.  Find Garcivel the archivist, he'll know whats for sale or who might tale a commission."</blockquote>

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