Acquiring powerful items

Ladonna · Sat, 11th Aug '01, 7:06pm

can anyone tell me the best place to buy staves, rods, and wands? or anyother places to buy lots of magical items? i really need to restock....

Talwin · Sat, 11th Aug '01, 7:10pm

Adventurers mart is the best place to buy that sorta stuff. Oh and a note, you can recharge staffs and wands by selling them to a vendor then buying them back. So don't drop em when they run out.

fuoco · Sat, 11th Aug '01, 7:33pm

wow thanks for the tip !!!

Tasohan · Sat, 11th Aug '01, 11:19pm

Yep i didn't knew that recharge trick.
Thanks a lot

Sun, 12th Aug '01, 12:29am

When you do want to recharge a wand do the sell-n-buy-back thing to Bernard in the Copper Coronet since they give you a discount (if you've freed Hendak and done the slaver quest).

Ragusa · Sun, 12th Aug '01, 6:14am

You can also choose the cheaper way: Sell them and and then steal them back ... really useful ... my thiefs used to equip my party that way

Thorr · Mon, 13th Aug '01, 11:23am

One small problem here: you won't be able to do that in the Underdark. There is no merchant here who will buy stolen items, so do that trick before you enter Underdark.

Tassadar · Thu, 16th Aug '01, 8:49am

ive never stolen anything before - but now that im playing a fighter/thief... well i guess we'll have to check out this highly intriguing aspect of the game

Brega · Thu, 16th Aug '01, 8:53am

Don't try it unless you are a VERY good pickpocket.

Lazy Bonzo · Fri, 17th Aug '01, 3:21pm

Or if your a bad pickpocket then drink master thievery potions. The risks of stealing are high but so are the rewards.

Gueng · Fri, 17th Aug '01, 3:55pm

I've just started experimenting with stealing from stores. If you've got a pickpocket between 50 and 75 and gulp 2 master thievery potions, you should be okay.

BTW, who *does* buy stolen goods?

Shralp · Fri, 17th Aug '01, 6:24pm

The shadow thieves, of course.

There are also a couple of other vendors (at least one in Brynnlaw, and I think the one in the sewers under the temple district) that will buy stolen things.

When you talk to them it becomes obvious whether or not they deal in stolen goods 'cause one of your possible responses will be something like "You mean these goods are stolen?"

Thorr · Fri, 17th Aug '01, 8:11pm

Here I had a question, why doesn't pickpocket give you any exp? It's hard enough to do it, so I think that it must be some exp for it.

Extremist · Fri, 17th Aug '01, 8:19pm

Because of the same reason traps removing and spells learning weren't rewarding in BG1.

Wait for BG3 I guess.

Oricalcum · Fri, 17th Aug '01, 8:39pm

Heh. I have robbed this one Trademeet merchant of nearly all his exceptional items. Some were very desirable to me. Too bad you cannot pickpocket from the Smith. Pickpocket is 100 so no worries :P.

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Sat, 11th Aug '01, 7:06pm	#1
Ladonna Gems: 3/31 Latest gem: Lynx Eye Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Avalon Posts: 51 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 638 Level: 8 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 97.58% Daily Activity 2.26% Weekly Activity 1.29% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	can anyone tell me the best place to buy staves, rods, and wands? or anyother places to buy lots of magical items? i really need to restock....

Sat, 11th Aug '01, 7:10pm	#2
Talwin Gems: 4/31 Latest gem: Sunstone Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 78 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 612 Level: 8 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 79.73% Daily Activity 2.26% Weekly Activity 1.29% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	Adventurers mart is the best place to buy that sorta stuff. Oh and a note, you can recharge staffs and wands by selling them to a vendor then buying them back. So don't drop em when they run out.

Sat, 11th Aug '01, 7:33pm	#3
fuoco Gems: 3/31 Latest gem: Lynx Eye Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 65 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 652 Level: 9 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 5.52% Daily Activity 2.26% Weekly Activity 1.29% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	wow thanks for the tip !!!

Sat, 11th Aug '01, 11:19pm	#4
Tasohan Gems: 10/31 Latest gem: Zircon Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 365 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,216 Level: 11 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 93.45% Daily Activity 2.26% Weekly Activity 1.29% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	Yep i didn't knew that recharge trick. Thanks a lot

Sun, 12th Aug '01, 12:29am	#5
Mirkwood Guest Posts: n/a vBActivity - Stats XP: 0 Level: 1 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 0% Daily Activity 0% Weekly Activity 0% Monthly Activity 0%	When you do want to recharge a wand do the sell-n-buy-back thing to Bernard in the Copper Coronet since they give you a discount (if you've freed Hendak and done the slaver quest).

Sun, 12th Aug '01, 6:14am	#6
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Mon, 13th Aug '01, 11:23am	#7
Thorr Gems: 5/31 Latest gem: Andar Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Romania Posts: 131 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 848 Level: 10 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 17.55% Daily Activity 2.26% Weekly Activity 1.29% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	One small problem here: you won't be able to do that in the Underdark. There is no merchant here who will buy stolen items, so do that trick before you enter Underdark.

Thu, 16th Aug '01, 8:49am	#8
Tassadar Gems: 22/31 Latest gem: Sphene Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,478 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 3,563 Level: 19 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 12.57% Daily Activity 2.26% Weekly Activity 1.29% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	ive never stolen anything before - but now that im playing a fighter/thief... well i guess we'll have to check out this highly intriguing aspect of the game

Thu, 16th Aug '01, 8:53am	#9
Brega Gems: 6/31 Latest gem: Jasper Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 179 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 797 Level: 9 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 89.94% Daily Activity 2.26% Weekly Activity 1.29% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	Don't try it unless you are a VERY good pickpocket.

Fri, 17th Aug '01, 3:21pm	#10
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Fri, 17th Aug '01, 3:55pm	#11
Gueng Gems: 1/31 Latest gem: Turquoise Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Titusville, PA 16354 Posts: 23 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 484 Level: 7 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 92.86% Daily Activity 2.26% Weekly Activity 1.29% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	I've just started experimenting with stealing from stores. If you've got a pickpocket between 50 and 75 and gulp 2 master thievery potions, you should be okay. BTW, who does buy stolen goods?

Fri, 17th Aug '01, 6:24pm	#12
Shralp Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,095 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 2,961 Level: 17 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 63.68% Daily Activity 0% Weekly Activity 0% Monthly Activity 0% Achievements	The shadow thieves, of course. There are also a couple of other vendors (at least one in Brynnlaw, and I think the one in the sewers under the temple district) that will buy stolen things. When you talk to them it becomes obvious whether or not they deal in stolen goods 'cause one of your possible responses will be something like "You mean these goods are stolen?"

Fri, 17th Aug '01, 8:11pm	#13
Thorr Gems: 5/31 Latest gem: Andar Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Romania Posts: 131 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 848 Level: 10 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 17.55% Daily Activity 2.26% Weekly Activity 1.29% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	Here I had a question, why doesn't pickpocket give you any exp? It's hard enough to do it, so I think that it must be some exp for it.

Fri, 17th Aug '01, 8:19pm	#14
Extremist Gems: 31/31 Latest gem: Rogue Stone Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Croatia Posts: 4,366 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 9,534 Level: 29 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 22.63% Daily Activity 2.26% Weekly Activity 1.29% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	Because of the same reason traps removing and spells learning weren't rewarding in BG1. Wait for BG3 I guess.

Fri, 17th Aug '01, 8:39pm	#15
Oricalcum Gems: 5/31 Latest gem: Andar Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 104 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 687 Level: 9 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 26.22% Daily Activity 2.26% Weekly Activity 1.29% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	Heh. I have robbed this one Trademeet merchant of nearly all his exceptional items. Some were very desirable to me. Too bad you cannot pickpocket from the Smith. Pickpocket is 100 so no worries :P.