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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9500888" data-attributes="member: 6790260">&quot;Common&quot; in practice means &quot;(almost) universal.&quot; Perhaps &quot;Stock&quot;? As in, anywhere you have even the slightest possibility of a general store, a common item is almost certainly there. Simple mundane weapons and armors, for example. The only exception to this might be some of the more boutique magic items that don't have any powerful effects, but probably wouldn't be sitting on the shelves of every village's general store.&quot;Uncommon&quot; likewise practically means &quot;fairly common.&quot; It isn't guaranteed, especially in outlying villages, but if you can get to a proper town with multiple streets etc., you'll probably find uncommon items.&quot;Rare&quot; actually means something like....&quot;Limited&quot;? That is, &quot;rare&quot; implies that it's quite scarce, but that's not really in keeping with the actual availability for PCs. But &quot;uncommon&quot; seems a bit too weak. &quot;Limited&quot; has a good middle ground for connotations, but I'm not married to it.&quot;Very Rare&quot;, &quot;Legendary&quot;, and &quot;Artifact&quot; all probably mean more or less what they should, though you could arguably drop &quot;Very Rare&quot; down to just &quot;Rare&quot; and nothing would really change. Both &quot;Legendary&quot; and &quot;Artifact&quot; tend to be unique or of a very small fixed quantity (e.g. two matched swords, a set of twelve plate armors made for the legendary Knights of the Palace, etc.) &quot;Artifact&quot; just has stronger setting implications and, generally, implies a mostly-indestructible item with truly vast powers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 9500888, member: 6790260"] "Common" in practice means "(almost) universal." Perhaps "Stock"? As in, anywhere you have even the slightest possibility of a general store, a common item is almost certainly there. Simple mundane weapons and armors, for example. The only exception to this might be some of the more boutique magic items that don't have any powerful effects, but [I]probably[/I] wouldn't be sitting on the shelves of every village's general store. "Uncommon" likewise practically means "fairly common." It isn't guaranteed, especially in outlying villages, but if you can get to a proper [I]town[/I] with multiple streets etc., you'll probably find uncommon items. "Rare" actually means something like...."Limited"? That is, "rare" implies that it's quite scarce, but that's not really in keeping with the actual availability for PCs. But "uncommon" seems a bit too weak. "Limited" has a good middle ground for connotations, but I'm not married to it. "Very Rare", "Legendary", and "Artifact" all probably mean more or less what they should, though you could arguably drop "Very Rare" down to just "Rare" and nothing would really change. Both "Legendary" and "Artifact" tend to be unique or of a very small fixed quantity (e.g. two matched swords, a set of twelve plate armors made for the legendary Knights of the Palace, etc.) "Artifact" just has stronger setting implications and, generally, implies a mostly-indestructible item with truly vast powers. [/QUOTE]

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