Hi everyone, just a quick question: do players have downtime to enchant magic items and/or shop for magic items in CoCT? My group will probably start this campaign soon and I'm trying to figure out if I need to play a Class that isn't too gear-dependent. Thanks!
You'll need to ask your GM how they plan to run it. The timelines are deliberately ambiguous, leaving it in the GM's hands. We ran Book 1 as taking 4 months of in-game time to play through, with 11 months of downtime until book 2. But it would be easy to run Book 1 in as little as 5 days, if you were so inclined, then immediately follow it with Book 2.
Definitely ask your GM, but I would advise that you not put a lot of reliance on magic item creation downtime. There are parts where you may be occupied or where you might have time, but the availability of materials or location might not be conducive.