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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 2664541" data-attributes="member: 707">I personally place magic items/gear.&nbsp; No random tables here, though sometimes the PCs might think otherwise.&nbsp; I basically toss out a mixture of random stuff the party won't particularly like, but also make sure that things don't go on too long before the PCs find things they can use.I don't allow cohorts with item creation feats.No, but not because I want to limit the items.&nbsp; I just find the idea of Magic-Mart a bit too easy.&nbsp; So instead I treat magic item sales as a black market item.&nbsp; You need connections (gather information) who trust you (diplomacy) and won't rip you off (sense motive) and will offer you a fair price for your swag (diplomacy).&nbsp; And all of it role-played out, at least the first time a specific contact is met--and if the item is particularly &quot;interesting.&quot; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />I think the game assumes the PCs will have a certain level of wealth that is tailored to them, though the DMG doesn't differentiate between gear found and gear made/purchased.&nbsp; FireLance's system, for instance, is probably perfectly balanced.&nbsp; I don't use it myself, but that's a matter of taste, not balance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Pendragon, post: 2664541, member: 707"] I personally place magic items/gear. No random tables here, though sometimes the PCs might think otherwise. I basically toss out a mixture of random stuff the party won't particularly like, but also make sure that things don't go on [i]too[/i] long before the PCs find things they can use.I don't allow cohorts with item creation feats.No, but not because I want to limit the items. I just find the idea of Magic-Mart a bit too easy. So instead I treat magic item sales as a black market item. You need connections (gather information) who trust you (diplomacy) and won't rip you off (sense motive) and will offer you a fair price for your swag (diplomacy). And all of it role-played out, at least the first time a specific contact is met--and if the item is particularly "interesting." :pI think the game assumes the PCs will have a certain level of wealth that is tailored to them, though the DMG doesn't differentiate between gear found and gear made/purchased. FireLance's system, for instance, is probably perfectly balanced. I don't use it myself, but that's a matter of taste, not balance. [/QUOTE]

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