The last post I made is forcing me to consider buying items. I have absolutely no issue with folks buying items straight out of the tomorrow legion guide at a place such as El Paso. It seems that given the fluff in PR that it should not be an issue. However, if you are looking for that perfect TW item ( converted weapon with this trapping and this major mod etc... Or maybe something site created, like the TW hellfire cannons or Bandito and Naruni arms), I don't really care if it is there or not, and I would favor letting the dice decide if the shop has it or not.
- What I would purpose is decide what " Specialty item" you are looking for for the trip and make a Notice, Persuasion, or Streetwise roll at -4, ultra rare items like battle fury blade, heroic/legendary modded items may have even more of a penalty to find.
- Modifications
- Town specialty: example El Paso specializes in Silver, so if looking for anything silver get a +2 to your roll. Stormspire specializes in TW, so anything TW would be +2 to find it.
- Cooperative rolls may be attempted and can give up to a +4 to the main roll.
- Letter from Jude Maverick: a letter of introduction from someone with a +8 or higher cha can give a +2 bonus.
- Modifications
- At a town like El Paso you could buy the armor and pay to have it TW converted and add the mods you want, no roll necessary it would just take the appropriate creds and time.
- The time spent looking for that specialty item would take up most of the shopping trip, and you would have to wait until circumstances changed to make another roll to find the same or a different specialty item ( It could be day 2 of the shopping trip, or maybe the store got a shipment in from stormspire etc).