Items & Economy

Merchants

In-game equivalent: help merchants

Merchants (Vendors)

Merchants are NPCs that buy and sell items.

How to tell if an NPC is a merchant:

Use look at <npc>.
If they are a vendor, you'll see a message telling you to use list.

Basic vendor commands:

list

  Shows the merchant inventory and prices.

list <filter>

  Shows only items matching text (example: `list bandage`).

list from <merchant>

  Shows inventory for a specific merchant when multiple are present.

list <filter> from <merchant>

  Applies a text or category filter to a specific merchant.

buy <item>

  Buy one item by name. Partial names work (at least 5 characters); if the
  name matches several items you get a numbered list and pick one by number.

buy <qty> <item>

  Buy multiple of an item (if available).

buy <item> from <merchant>

  Buy from a specific merchant in the room.

sell <item>

  Sell one item from your inventory.

sell <qty> <item>

  Sell multiple of a stackable item.

sell all <item>

  Sell all matching stackable quantity you are carrying.

sell <item> in <bag>

  Sell one item from a container you are carrying.

sell <qty> <item> from <bag>

  Sell multiple of a stackable item from a container.

sell all <item> in <bag>

  Sell all matching items from a container.

inspect <item> from <merchant>

  Preview a merchant item's full inspect details without buying it.

Targeting merchants:

If there are multiple merchants in a room, append from <merchant> for

  `list`, `buy`, and `inspect` to route to the right vendor.

Filtering merchant inventory by category:

list weapon or list weapons
list armor or list armour
list ammo, list ammunition, or list arrows
list jewelry or list jewellery
list scroll or list scrolls
list container, list containers, or list bags
With multiple merchants, use forms such as list armor from <merchant>.
Other words remain name filters, such as list bandage or list healing.

Notes:

Prices are affected by your faction/standing and charisma.
The bottom of each list shows the coins you currently have.
Normal lists use the same item colors as inventory. Brief mode uses plain

  text and speaks the item category instead.

Not every NPC who carries items is a merchant.
Merchant stock can include unlimited items and limited-quantity items.
Vendors can buy from containers you are carrying, but not from containers on

  the ground.

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