Author Topic: Pimp my Copper! (Min/Maxing Buying/Selling Power) (Read 3130 times)

A_Shadow_of_Life · « **on:** August 17, 2010, 10:43:13 PM »

Alright.

The goal is to find multiple ways of getting free equipment one can boost in value via Disciple of Mammon Enhance Value ability (BoVD), and then resell using the feat "Merchant" from Practical Enchanter (If you don't know what this does, don't worry, just need high charisma to pull it off nicely, otherwise, worry about min maxing Appraise

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Other ways of producing very nice coin without major cheese is appreciated.

Try to do this -WITHOUT- abusing spells to mass produce gold. Spells that grant bonuses to skills (Diplomacy, Appraise, Sense Motive and the like) are good.

Also, looking to max out Disarming since DoM gets a +4 bonus to do it!

The_Mad_Linguist · « **Reply #1 on:** August 17, 2010, 10:55:09 PM »

Alliance Merchant (Player's guide to kalamar) (requires: non-good, 10 ranks appraise, 6 ranks diplomacy, 8 ranks gather info, iron will and a 20k or more annual business income)
First level ability: Fool's gold(ex): You can make inferior products seem good and good items seem exceptional. You sell products for twice their normal value.

It's a pretty hilarious class (you get a pet assassin as a class feature, the ability to out-sneak sneak attacking opponents, and "Foolproof Pilfering(ex)").

A_Shadow_of_Life · « **Reply #2 on:** August 17, 2010, 11:02:21 PM »

Player's Guide to Kalamar?

Where might I find this?

The_Mad_Linguist · « **Reply #3 on:** August 17, 2010, 11:03:15 PM »

Well, actually called "Kingdoms of Kalamar: Player's guide". It's WotC licensed early 3e (like ravenloft). Has some nice mechanics like scaling spells, and a decent but not excellent integration of setting with crunch.

A_Shadow_of_Life · « **Reply #4 on:** August 17, 2010, 11:17:30 PM »

Found!

Major Points for x2 money!

dark_samuari · « **Reply #5 on:** August 17, 2010, 11:26:36 PM »

The Merchant Prince???

Endarire · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2010, 11:33:38 PM »

Player's Guide to Faerun 41 has Mercantile Background, giving you more for your money.

Amechra · « **Reply #7 on:** August 17, 2010, 11:51:12 PM »

Mercantile Background gives you bang for your buck!

You sell stuff at 75% instead of 50%, and once a month you can buy something at 75% cost.

You also get 300 gp more at CharGen.

Only problem is that it only applies to magical items, and it's a regional feat.

This feat basically means that if you craft items to sell on the market, you gain money!

edit: Curse you Endarire!

A_Shadow_of_Life · « **Reply #8 on:** August 18, 2010, 12:05:34 AM »

PlzBreakMyCampaign · « **Reply #9 on:** August 18, 2010, 04:44:48 AM »

Quote from: The_Mad_Linguist on August 17, 2010, 11:03:15 PM

Well, actually called "Kingdoms of Kalamar: Player's guide". It's WotC licensed early 3e (like ravenloft).

Like ravenloft, has it lost its license?

The_Mad_Linguist · « **Reply #10 on:** August 18, 2010, 04:49:42 AM »

I think they discontinued it when they switched to 3.5, since nobody bought it. It is fortunate indeed that Wizards does not have a policy of ex-post-facto unpublishing, or my legacy books would have disintegrated before my eyes.

awaken DM golem · « **Reply #11 on:** August 18, 2010, 08:53:02 PM »

Craft + Profession skill(s) ?

Gavinfoxx · « **Reply #12 on:** August 18, 2010, 11:14:01 PM »

The Diplomacy skill got a writeup for haggling, either in Complete Adventurer or Complete Scoundrel.

A_Shadow_of_Life · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2010, 11:15:26 PM »

Aware of Craft/Profession

Aware of Diplomacy Haggling

Thanks!

McPoyo · « **Reply #14 on:** August 20, 2010, 12:14:32 PM »

Power of Faerun has some stuff in it, and the DMG 2 has stuff on PCs owning businesses, as well.

Felix Underwood · « **Reply #15 on:** August 20, 2010, 12:20:56 PM »

How about sweat shops? Armies of folks with craft/profession skills put to work for you.

Leadership, Undead Leadership, Thrallherd (psionic PrC), or various ways of obtaining cohorts.

Undead or Warforged to avoid the cost of food... and to work 3 shifts per day.

1 HD skeletons stacked like cordwood before casting Awaken Undead (area of effect).

telehax · « **Reply #16 on:** August 20, 2010, 12:28:05 PM »

Shaper of Form (Dragon Magazine Compendium), level 1 ability.

Felix Underwood · « **Reply #17 on:** August 20, 2010, 12:32:13 PM »

Quote from: telehax on August 20, 2010, 12:28:05 PM

Shaper of Form (Dragon Magazine Compendium), level 1 ability.

what does that do?

telehax · « **Reply #18 on:** August 20, 2010, 12:38:09 PM »

Transmute mundane objects into other mundane objects, with limits like, they must be made of similar materials, a 50% limit on size increase, and a max value increase of 2x.

Also i'm pretty sure they didn't realize that increasing something's worth by 'double the original worth' results in a net x3 in price.

I used it for transforming scorpion venom into... bigger scorpion venom.

snakeman830 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 21, 2010, 12:10:51 AM »

Quote from: telehax on August 20, 2010, 12:38:09 PM

Transmute mundane objects into other mundane objects, with limits like, they must be made of similar materials, a 50% limit on size increase, and a max value increase of 2x.

Also i'm pretty sure they didn't realize that increasing something's worth by 'double the original worth' results in a net x3 in price.

I used it for transforming scorpion venom into... bigger scorpion venom.

Devestation Scorpion venom?

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Author Topic: Pimp my Copper! (Min/Maxing Buying/Selling Power) (Read 3130 times)