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<blockquote data-quote="GuardianLurker" data-source="post: 9315707" data-attributes="member: 786"><p>I'm kind of in between. I understand why people feel like you just shouldn't be able to go down to Morlan's Useful Items Shop and pick up a Staff of Penutlimate Cosmic Power, or a +3 Sword of Unending Slayage. For one thing, the market for such things is both tiny, and sporadic. Brokerage for that level of items - or those high-level auctions (like Sotheby's in the real world) make a lot more sense.</p><p></p><p>For the more mid-tier items - the ones that old Morlan himself might be able to make, but would just sit around gathering dust, commissioning them makes a lot more sense. Morlan doesn't stock +1 Swords of Marmot Slaying, but he can certainly make one for you. Come back in 2-3 months.</p><p></p><p>For the low-tier items that have a consistent level of demand - potions of healing, for example - well, that's ol' Morlan's stock-in-trade. These kinds of items are also often consumable, enabling repeat business. And are frequently cheap enough that even your well-established peasant/free-holder can afford them for a pure emergency.</p><p></p><p>As for buying them, Morlan happily takes the low-tier stuff. He's persuadable on the mid-tier, as he might be able to work out a deal within his network. He doesn't deal with the high-tier stuff, but he can probably point the characters to the right place - which might not be local.</p><p></p><p>The other thing to notice is that low-, mid-, and high- tier items are relative classifications. If Morlan is in the character's starting village, the breakpoints for those classifications are all fairly low. If he's in the regional trading hub, the power creeps up. And if he's in the city housing the Royal Magical College, well...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GuardianLurker, post: 9315707, member: 786"] I'm kind of in between. I understand why people feel like you just shouldn't be able to go down to Morlan's Useful Items Shop and pick up a Staff of Penutlimate Cosmic Power, or a +3 Sword of Unending Slayage. For one thing, the market for such things is both tiny, and sporadic. Brokerage for that level of items - or those high-level auctions (like Sotheby's in the real world) make a lot more sense. For the more mid-tier items - the ones that old Morlan himself might be able to make, but would just sit around gathering dust, commissioning them makes a lot more sense. Morlan doesn't stock +1 Swords of Marmot Slaying, but he can certainly make one for you. Come back in 2-3 months. For the low-tier items that have a consistent level of demand - potions of healing, for example - well, that's ol' Morlan's stock-in-trade. These kinds of items are also often consumable, enabling repeat business. And are frequently cheap enough that even your well-established peasant/free-holder can afford them for a pure emergency. As for buying them, Morlan happily takes the low-tier stuff. He's persuadable on the mid-tier, as he might be able to work out a deal within his network. He doesn't deal with the high-tier stuff, but he can probably point the characters to the right place - which might not be local. The other thing to notice is that low-, mid-, and high- tier items are relative classifications. If Morlan is in the character's starting village, the breakpoints for those classifications are all fairly low. If he's in the regional trading hub, the power creeps up. And if he's in the city housing the Royal Magical College, well... [/QUOTE]
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