RotRL AE Sandpoint Pricing Question

[BackedUp20]

Hello. I'm new to posting and I'm GMing my first AP sometime in the near future. I'm prepping RoTRL AE and while I'm reading the Appendix 2 detailing Sandpoint, I find this on page 382 regarding the market in section 35

Rise of the Runelorlds Anniversary Edition Adventure Path wrote:

It’s very rare to see any item worth more than a 500 gp base value go on sale at this market, but prices are generally 75% of the regular asking price.

Can I get a clarification on what exactly this means mechanically for the game?

The way I interpret it (probably incorrectly) is that there are no items above 500 go and everything is 75% of what they should cost. That just doesn't seem right to me though.

[Malag]

Max item value is 500gp.

All items cost 75% less. What's confusing you?

It's a sellout market where people from local farmlands and villages come to trade with Sandpoint so their price is reduced.

[Karselyne]

Not 75%, 25% less.

[Malag]

Karselyne wrote:

Not 75%, 25% less.

25% less yeah, my bad. Not enough coffee for me.

[Karselyne]

Hehe, I know what it is :D.

[BackedUp20]

Ok thanks. What's confusing to me is I've never had a GM say all items are 25% off in this city. But thanks for the reassurance.

[Haladir]

rjchris2u wrote:

Ok thanks. What's confusing to me is I've never had a GM say all items are 25% off in this city. But thanks for the reassurance.

That's just referring specifically to the twice-weekly Sandpoint Market (Area 35), not all prices in all shops.

[Mazra]

Sometimes things are just cheaper out in the country. Ever compare the price of an Apple in Manhattan compared to Peoria? Sandpoint prices are typically 75% of their values in the Core Rulebook. But don't expect to find anything really cool there. Your party will get a taste of a bigger town soon enough where prices will be full book value. ;)

Cheers,

Mazra