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How much does Plate Armor of Gleaming cost?
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I know that 5e magic items are supposed to be very rare and not for sale, yet both the DMG and XGtE list magic item prices based on rarity. We're going to be doing a series of one-shots with the same characters and have been put on a very low initial budget for items (no items from background or class), but are allowed to buy magic items with this money.
Magic item cost in both the DMG and XGtE only references the rarity of a magic item. Unless I'm missing a rule somewhere, this has the strange consequence that a commonly enchanted plate armor (100 gp) is (a lot) cheaper than a non-enchanted plate armor (1500 gp).
- Am I missing something?
- If I'm not missing something: is this a design oversight or has there been an official comment on this?
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I know that 5e magic items are supposed to be very rare and not for sale, yet both the DMG and XGtE list magic item prices based on rarity. We're going to be doing a series of one-shots with the same characters and have been put on a very low initial budget for items (no items from background or class), but are allowed to buy magic items with this money.
Magic item cost in both the DMG and XGtE only references the rarity of a magic item. Unless I'm missing a rule somewhere, this has the strange consequence that a commonly enchanted plate armor (100 gp) is (a lot) cheaper than a non-enchanted plate armor (1500 gp).
- Am I missing something?
- If I'm not missing something: is this a design oversight or has there been an official comment on this?
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I know that 5e magic items are supposed to be very rare and not for sale, yet both the DMG and XGtE list magic item prices based on rarity. We're going to be doing a series of one-shots with the same characters and have been put on a very low initial budget for items (no items from background or class), but are allowed to buy magic items with this money.
Magic item cost in both the DMG and XGtE only references the rarity of a magic item. Unless I'm missing a rule somewhere, this has the strange consequence that a commonly enchanted plate armor (100 gp) is (a lot) cheaper than a non-enchanted plate armor (1500 gp).
- Am I missing something?
- If I'm not missing something: is this a design oversight or has there been an official comment on this?
dnd-5e magic-items pricing
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DonFusili
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I know that 5e magic items are supposed to be very rare and not for sale, yet both the DMG and XGtE list magic item prices based on rarity. We're going to be doing a series of one-shots with the same characters and have been put on a very low initial budget for items (no items from background or class), but are allowed to buy magic items with this money.
Magic item cost in both the DMG and XGtE only references the rarity of a magic item. Unless I'm missing a rule somewhere, this has the strange consequence that a commonly enchanted plate armor (100 gp) is (a lot) cheaper than a non-enchanted plate armor (1500 gp).
- Am I missing something?
- If I'm not missing something: is this a design oversight or has there been an official comment on this?
dnd-5e magic-items pricing
dnd-5e magic-items pricing
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The prices given in the DMG/XGtE are guidelines for a DM to come up with their own prices if items are available for sale.
As you said, 5th Edition did away with the old Magic Item Economy where, if you had the gold, you could just buy a magic item. In short, unless the DM says otherwise, magic items just aren't for sale.
Unless you decide your campaign works otherwise, most magic items are so rare that they aren’t available for purchase.
DMG Chapter 7
The rules that cover rebalancing this to where it 'makes sense' as is the case with Plate Armor of Gleaming are mentioned here
You can decide that certain items also require special materials or locations to be created.
DMG Chapter 6, Crafting a Magic Item
In which case, as the DM, you can easily say "Well, to make the Plate Armor of Gleaming, you...well...need some plate armor. Then there's the Xgp materials cost of actually enchanting it. So, Gleaming Plate Armor costs the price of a suit of plate, plus the cost of the enchantment."
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Nice point about the Magic Item Economy. I meant to say that in my answer! +1
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Almost certainly more than normal plate armour.
The "Armor of Gleaming" is listed in the XgtE as "Any armor", so it seems sensible to assume that the cost of this is in addition to the usual cost of the item (especially for such expensive items as plate armour!). I realise a strict reading of the rules and prices for magic items might not explicitly state this, but it seems logical in this case - no smith/wizard is going to make/buy a suit of plate armour, spend resources and money enchanting it, and then sell it for considerably less than the initial effort.
Armor of Gleaming
Armor (any medium or heavy), common
This armor never gets dirty.
Ultimately, of course, it's up to the DM, but plate armour is a game-changer in terms of AC for low-dex characters, so it might be worthwhile keeping the cost of it high.
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2 Answers
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The prices given in the DMG/XGtE are guidelines for a DM to come up with their own prices if items are available for sale.
As you said, 5th Edition did away with the old Magic Item Economy where, if you had the gold, you could just buy a magic item. In short, unless the DM says otherwise, magic items just aren't for sale.
Unless you decide your campaign works otherwise, most magic items are so rare that they aren’t available for purchase.
DMG Chapter 7
The rules that cover rebalancing this to where it 'makes sense' as is the case with Plate Armor of Gleaming are mentioned here
You can decide that certain items also require special materials or locations to be created.
DMG Chapter 6, Crafting a Magic Item
In which case, as the DM, you can easily say "Well, to make the Plate Armor of Gleaming, you...well...need some plate armor. Then there's the Xgp materials cost of actually enchanting it. So, Gleaming Plate Armor costs the price of a suit of plate, plus the cost of the enchantment."
answered 1 hour ago
guildsbounty
29.8k5123150
Nice point about the Magic Item Economy. I meant to say that in my answer! +1
– Dan O'Shea
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
The prices given in the DMG/XGtE are guidelines for a DM to come up with their own prices if items are available for sale.
As you said, 5th Edition did away with the old Magic Item Economy where, if you had the gold, you could just buy a magic item. In short, unless the DM says otherwise, magic items just aren't for sale.
Unless you decide your campaign works otherwise, most magic items are so rare that they aren’t available for purchase.
DMG Chapter 7
The rules that cover rebalancing this to where it 'makes sense' as is the case with Plate Armor of Gleaming are mentioned here
You can decide that certain items also require special materials or locations to be created.
DMG Chapter 6, Crafting a Magic Item
In which case, as the DM, you can easily say "Well, to make the Plate Armor of Gleaming, you...well...need some plate armor. Then there's the Xgp materials cost of actually enchanting it. So, Gleaming Plate Armor costs the price of a suit of plate, plus the cost of the enchantment."
answered 1 hour ago
guildsbounty
29.8k5123150
Nice point about the Magic Item Economy. I meant to say that in my answer! +1
– Dan O'Shea
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
The prices given in the DMG/XGtE are guidelines for a DM to come up with their own prices if items are available for sale.
As you said, 5th Edition did away with the old Magic Item Economy where, if you had the gold, you could just buy a magic item. In short, unless the DM says otherwise, magic items just aren't for sale.
Unless you decide your campaign works otherwise, most magic items are so rare that they aren’t available for purchase.
DMG Chapter 7
The rules that cover rebalancing this to where it 'makes sense' as is the case with Plate Armor of Gleaming are mentioned here
You can decide that certain items also require special materials or locations to be created.
DMG Chapter 6, Crafting a Magic Item
In which case, as the DM, you can easily say "Well, to make the Plate Armor of Gleaming, you...well...need some plate armor. Then there's the Xgp materials cost of actually enchanting it. So, Gleaming Plate Armor costs the price of a suit of plate, plus the cost of the enchantment."
answered 1 hour ago
guildsbounty
29.8k5123150
The prices given in the DMG/XGtE are guidelines for a DM to come up with their own prices if items are available for sale.
As you said, 5th Edition did away with the old Magic Item Economy where, if you had the gold, you could just buy a magic item. In short, unless the DM says otherwise, magic items just aren't for sale.
Unless you decide your campaign works otherwise, most magic items are so rare that they aren’t available for purchase.
DMG Chapter 7
The rules that cover rebalancing this to where it 'makes sense' as is the case with Plate Armor of Gleaming are mentioned here
You can decide that certain items also require special materials or locations to be created.
DMG Chapter 6, Crafting a Magic Item
In which case, as the DM, you can easily say "Well, to make the Plate Armor of Gleaming, you...well...need some plate armor. Then there's the Xgp materials cost of actually enchanting it. So, Gleaming Plate Armor costs the price of a suit of plate, plus the cost of the enchantment."
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guildsbounty
29.8k5123150
answered 1 hour ago
guildsbounty
29.8k5123150
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guildsbounty
29.8k5123150
answered 1 hour ago
guildsbounty
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29.8k5123150
Nice point about the Magic Item Economy. I meant to say that in my answer! +1
– Dan O'Shea
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
Nice point about the Magic Item Economy. I meant to say that in my answer! +1
– Dan O'Shea
1 hour ago
Nice point about the Magic Item Economy. I meant to say that in my answer! +1
– Dan O'Shea
1 hour ago
Nice point about the Magic Item Economy. I meant to say that in my answer! +1
– Dan O'Shea
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
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Almost certainly more than normal plate armour.
The "Armor of Gleaming" is listed in the XgtE as "Any armor", so it seems sensible to assume that the cost of this is in addition to the usual cost of the item (especially for such expensive items as plate armour!). I realise a strict reading of the rules and prices for magic items might not explicitly state this, but it seems logical in this case - no smith/wizard is going to make/buy a suit of plate armour, spend resources and money enchanting it, and then sell it for considerably less than the initial effort.
Armor of Gleaming
Armor (any medium or heavy), common
This armor never gets dirty.
Ultimately, of course, it's up to the DM, but plate armour is a game-changer in terms of AC for low-dex characters, so it might be worthwhile keeping the cost of it high.
answered 1 hour ago
Dan O'Shea
1456
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up vote
1
down vote
Almost certainly more than normal plate armour.
The "Armor of Gleaming" is listed in the XgtE as "Any armor", so it seems sensible to assume that the cost of this is in addition to the usual cost of the item (especially for such expensive items as plate armour!). I realise a strict reading of the rules and prices for magic items might not explicitly state this, but it seems logical in this case - no smith/wizard is going to make/buy a suit of plate armour, spend resources and money enchanting it, and then sell it for considerably less than the initial effort.
Armor of Gleaming
Armor (any medium or heavy), common
This armor never gets dirty.
Ultimately, of course, it's up to the DM, but plate armour is a game-changer in terms of AC for low-dex characters, so it might be worthwhile keeping the cost of it high.
answered 1 hour ago
Dan O'Shea
1456
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up vote
1
down vote
up vote
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Almost certainly more than normal plate armour.
The "Armor of Gleaming" is listed in the XgtE as "Any armor", so it seems sensible to assume that the cost of this is in addition to the usual cost of the item (especially for such expensive items as plate armour!). I realise a strict reading of the rules and prices for magic items might not explicitly state this, but it seems logical in this case - no smith/wizard is going to make/buy a suit of plate armour, spend resources and money enchanting it, and then sell it for considerably less than the initial effort.
Armor of Gleaming
Armor (any medium or heavy), common
This armor never gets dirty.
Ultimately, of course, it's up to the DM, but plate armour is a game-changer in terms of AC for low-dex characters, so it might be worthwhile keeping the cost of it high.
answered 1 hour ago
Dan O'Shea
1456
Almost certainly more than normal plate armour.
The "Armor of Gleaming" is listed in the XgtE as "Any armor", so it seems sensible to assume that the cost of this is in addition to the usual cost of the item (especially for such expensive items as plate armour!). I realise a strict reading of the rules and prices for magic items might not explicitly state this, but it seems logical in this case - no smith/wizard is going to make/buy a suit of plate armour, spend resources and money enchanting it, and then sell it for considerably less than the initial effort.
Armor of Gleaming
Armor (any medium or heavy), common
This armor never gets dirty.
Ultimately, of course, it's up to the DM, but plate armour is a game-changer in terms of AC for low-dex characters, so it might be worthwhile keeping the cost of it high.
answered 1 hour ago
Dan O'Shea
1456
answered 1 hour ago
Dan O'Shea
1456
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