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OD&D Selling and Pawning Mundane Equipment

I suppose when it comes to the subject of buying and selling in an original Dungeons & Dragons campaign, the general rules of such matters are very much down to the way the economy of the fantasy “world” operates. This is a subjective thing and dependant on the world the referee has decided to build. A quick browse through the three little brown books and the AD&D core rules does not offer much guidance on the matter. OD&D Selling and Pawning Mundane Equipment In Men & Magic it says “It will be necessary for players to equip their characters with various basic items of equipment. Selection of items is strictly up to the players, and Gold Pieces are taken away accordingly (players may sell to one another, of course, and then Gold Pieces would be transferred).” This is about the extent of the discussion regarding selling. This falls short however when a player’s character wants to sell something to an NPC or pawn it (and pawnbrokers were around during the Middle Ages). It