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Penaden Songweaver,
Bard of the 14th song,
Veeshan Server,
Vizier of Akalabeth,
Lost Order of Akalabeth,
www.lostorder.com,
Guy who has way too much fun writing bunches of titles down.

John Robertson wrote:

> From: "John Robertson" <johnr@...>
>
> >
> > The shady swashbuckler is still giving me better prices as I
> > increase my charisma though. 223pp at 110, 220pp at 115. I
> > just got back to Freeport last night and need to test it at
> > 120. So there's definitely some faction/race/diety component
> > to all this. The charisma song may be worthwhile in this
> > regard (especially since half those damn stuck-up Erudite
> > merchants won't sell to me).
>
> One thing to note... the swashbuckler is very inconsistent in his prices.
>
> I was in the market for a top of the line weapon, so I was considering
> buying a well-balanced longsword. I went to the Swashbuckler, and he quoted
> me 250 plat and change. I decided to think it over. A couple of days
> later, I decided I'd go for it, since nobody was selling barbed whips
> anymore. When I showed up at the swashbuckler though, he was asking 280
> plat for the same sword!
>
> At first, I thought I was just remembering the price of the sword
> incorrectly, but 280 was more than I wanted to pay, so I decided to forget
> about it.
>
> Two days after THAT I found someone who was willing to sell me two barbed
> whips (finally). I decided that the best place to meet was at the shady
> swashbuckler, as it was halfway between us. While waiting for her, I took
> at look at his prices, and low and behold... the same longsword was now 230!
>
> I have no idea what drives the prices on this guy. My charisma was the same
> in all three cases, and my faction stayed relatively consistent throughout.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Jyzan
>
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