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<blockquote data-quote="Riley37" data-source="post: 6557790" data-attributes="member: 6786839">+1 to that.&quot;And here is how fixed prices screw up the system. Lets say your PC acquires 5,000 gp. He goes to Waterdeep* (or sufficiently large city) and hits the bazaar to buy a +1 amulet of natural armor, a +1 sword, and a +1 cloak of resistance. (The three items are a few hundred over 5k, and the PC can afford it all). However, he goes to the magic sword vendor and the vendor says &quot;Well, there's a war going on near Neverwinter, so +1 swords a 4k each&quot;. The PC is now Angry. He knows the DM is overcharging him, and that &quot;by the rules, he can get the amulet too&quot; since the price for a sword is set. Furthermore, the DM is watering him down for his Wealth Per Level guide since he's effectively stealing 2k away form his proper reward.&quot;I have a disagreement with this. The PC might be angry at the shopkeeper, but should not be angry at the DM. The player might be angry at the DM. The DM is not overcharging the player; the DM doesn't actually have gold coins OR magic swords. The shopkeeper is arguably overcharging the PC, but ya know, if there ARE people (NPCs) offering the shopkeeper 4K GP or more for a +1 sword, then I don't think that the shopkeeper is acting unethically or abusively, in refusing to sell at 2K GP.If the PC throws a tantrum, kills the shopkeeper, and leaves the store carrying the +1 sword and also all the store's remaining inventory, then that's a decision which should be played out, possibly with other consequences further down the timeline.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Riley37, post: 6557790, member: 6786839"] +1 to that. "And here is how fixed prices screw up the system. Lets say your PC acquires 5,000 gp. He goes to Waterdeep* (or sufficiently large city) and hits the bazaar to buy a +1 amulet of natural armor, a +1 sword, and a +1 cloak of resistance. (The three items are a few hundred over 5k, and the PC can afford it all). However, he goes to the magic sword vendor and the vendor says "Well, there's a war going on near Neverwinter, so +1 swords a 4k each". The PC is now Angry. He knows the DM is overcharging him, and that "by the rules, he can get the amulet too" since the price for a sword is set. Furthermore, the DM is watering him down for his Wealth Per Level guide since he's effectively stealing 2k away form his proper reward." I have a disagreement with this. The PC might be angry at the shopkeeper, but should not be angry at the DM. The player might be angry at the DM. The DM is not overcharging the player; the DM doesn't actually have gold coins OR magic swords. The shopkeeper is arguably overcharging the PC, but ya know, if there ARE people (NPCs) offering the shopkeeper 4K GP or more for a +1 sword, then I don't think that the shopkeeper is acting unethically or abusively, in refusing to sell at 2K GP. If the PC throws a tantrum, kills the shopkeeper, and leaves the store carrying the +1 sword and also all the store's remaining inventory, then that's a decision which should be played out, possibly with other consequences further down the timeline. [/QUOTE]

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