As a DM, my biggest complaint about the magic item shop generators online is the lack of exact price. Most come with a rarity, but I personally feel like the vast range in prices is too great for me to just plug and play. For example: I feel like a cloak of displacement is much more valuable than say a Berserker’s Axe, even though they’re both “Rare”. So I felt like when players asked for a shop, I had to take time and read up on the item and then assign a price.
Would you use an online tool that was free (with like Google ads on side panels or something) that had associated exact prices (randomized between 75% and 125% and assigned value) that had a sliding scale based on something everyone probably has figured out for their world, like the price of a potion of Healing?
I’ve made a python script for my own personal use, and I’m thinking about turning it into a full web application. But I wanted to get your opinions on if this a tool you would like?
I know I’m part of the problem because I’m bad at trying new systems. I’m a creature of habit, and I’ve started with 5E dnd, so thats where my knowledge is. But to be fair, thats the largest player base (I think), and has the most support and tools. I should look into Pathfinder more, though! Especially because I don’t trust Hasbro and WOTC to not pull more corporate bullshit to get more money… like they ever stopped
Check out the Pathfinder starter box. It comes with a 2 level adventure (my group is probably going to get 4 sessions from it, not counting session 0). It has 4 premade characters as well as rules to create your own.
It took me so long to try Pathfinder because I started with d&d (not ad&d second edition) and have been playing 1st and 2nd edition since the 80s. But I am so glad I made the jump. I am getting ready to run another 5e campaign for some friends that started playing d&d because of Baldur’s Gate.
Thanks! I’ll give it a try!
Check out !pathfinder@ttrpg.network too very helpful group in there.
You can read the Pathfinder book and just use the tables associated with equipment … Pen & Paper RPG is wonderful because you are not limited to one book/system, you can pick what pleases you from different sources, it does not matter for the “not metagaming” playersx