City Base Value question


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I know that base value sets the upper limit on base item value that could pretty much automatically be found within a city and its markets. But is that referring only to base item value of mundane items, before any magic is applied? For instance, if you have a city with a base value of 3000, does that mean that any munane *or magic* item with a base value of 3000 gp or less can be found there? I.e. would +1 weapons and armor, all potions, all scrolls up to 7th level (and all wizard/cleric/druid scrolls up to 8th level), and so on, be automatically available without a roll? That's the way I've always played it, but one of my players mentioned that he thought it meant only mundane items (after all, there are a few mundane items, such as some transports and some armors and barding that could go above the base value of a city). So now I'm wondering if I was playing it right before. Thoughts?


Primarily its more for magic items. Granted, you could apply that rule to mundane items as well.

Specifically, this is the gauge on selling items. Kinda the maximum you can get from a hamlet/city...etc.. due to how much a shopkeeper or someone can pull together to buy what your selling.

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Actually, nevermind, I found the rules for buying and selling in the core rulebook, and it does specify that it is primarily for magic items. Appreciate the input!

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I'd use it for special materials like mithral or adamantine as well.

--Vrock market crash

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