Chapter 16 - Shops

Shops are the backbone of the economy in Aethar. They provideyou a place to buy supplies, magic items, armor, weapons, pets,and also a place to get your equipment repaired. Some shops willalso buy your excess equipment from you, depending on the shopand the shop's inventory (a shop will not purchase an item if italready has an item of the same type). Shops usually have sethours of when they open and close, although some shops are open24 hours a day. If the shopkeeper tells you to 'come back later',then that means the shop is closed and it will not sell youanything until it opens. The following are the commands you canuse while in a shop;

LIST - Typing "list" while in a shop will give you acomplete listing of the items that the shop is selling. Some ofthese listings can get very long and scroll your screen; To solvethis problem, you can shorten the list slightly by specifyingwhat kind of item you are looking to purchase (example; listsword). The important thing to remember when shortening the listthis way is that items will appear in reverse order, and if youtype BUY SWORD, you will be buying the sword that appears at theBOTTOM of the list.

Example of 'list sword'; [Lv Price] Item (What you'd need to type) [12 20000] a two-handed sword 'buy 3.sword' [ 9 9500] an iron longsword 'buy 2.sword' [ 7 5000] a shortsword 'buy sword'

The important thing is to include the number in front of thekeyword 'sword', and count from the bottom UP. "Lv"refers to the item's level, and "Price" is the amountof gold you'll have to pay for the item. Note that shopkeeperswon't sell you items that are ABOVE your current level ofexperience.

SELL - If you have decided to sell an item, you do so bytyping "sell [item]" (example; sell sword). Be sure youare specific about the item you are trying to sell; if you havemultiples of the SAME item, the first one is at the BOTTOM ofyour inventory, much the same as the shop command LIST numbersitems. Be careful, you do not want to sell the wrong item! But ifyou do, you can usually buy it back, although often at a higherprice than what you sold it for.

BUY - Once you decide on the item you want to purchase, youthen type as the example above shows, "buy [item]" (noquotes are needed, example; buy sword). You do not need to givethe shopkeeper any money when you buy an item, simply typing BUYwill cause him to deduct that amount of gold from your total andhe will then place your purchase into your inventory. If you wishto buy multiples items, as is the case when you're buyingsomething like healing potions, you can simply type; "buy #[item]" (exa; buy 10 healing). When you buy multiple items,the shopkeeper will put all of the items into a "shoppingbag" and give the bag to you. You are then free to empty thebag or use it as you wish.

VALUE - When you have something you want to sell to theshopkeeper, you can type "value [item]" (example; valuesword) and he will tell you what the item is worth to him. Someitems have no value on them, but they are worth quite a bit ofmoney to someone else. It is sometimes more profitable to auctionan item rather than to sell it to a shop. Note that some shopssell things that aren't listed in their inventory, but theyusually have a sign posted somewhere explaining which items theyhave for sale. Sometimes typing "look sign" will rewardyou with something extra.

Blacksmiths

Blacksmiths are a special kind of shop. Blacksmiths do notsell anything, but they will fix your damaged equipment for you.There are currently two types of Blacksmiths, the first type willrepair your armor and weapons and the second type will repair andrecharge your wands and staves. There are far more of the firsttype than then second. The following two commands can use in ablacksmith shop;

APPRAISE - Typing "appraise [item]" (example;appraise sword) will cause the blacksmith to tell you how muchmoney it will cost you to repair your item. Some items can get sobadly damaged that they cannot be repaired and must be replaced,and some equipment is so easy to replace, it is not worthspending your coins to repair it. Also, some items like LIGHTSand CONTAINERS are non-repairable.

REPAIR - To repair an item that is damaged, type "repair[item]". The item you are repairing MUST be in yourinventory; if you are wearing the item, the blacksmith can notrepair it. DO NOT give the item to the blacksmith, or he willgladly keep it and wear it instead of fixing it for you and youwill not be able to get it back. Again, it is necessary to bespecific when using the repair command, type "repairitem" (or 2.item or 3.item). The blacksmith willautomatically take the item from your inventory, repair it andthen return the item to you. He will also automatically deductthe price of the repair from your current gold, you need not givehim coins. How do you know if an item is damaged in the firstplace? Examine it (example; examine sword), if it says anythingother than the item is in "Condition", then the item isdamaged and needs to be repaired Superb (excepting lights andcontainers).