Post/Author/DateTime	Post
ReaderOfPosts 05-06-07, 10:12 PM	I found this little gem in cityscape: Mercantile Guilds: Favored benefit: Members can charge an average of 5% more than the standard market value on their goods and services in any town where the organization maintains a guildhouse. Even if the DM makes you claim all of your sale as profit (and thus give up 15% of that), that's still 89% of market value, which beats mercantile background in both lack of setting specificity and return. :rolleyes:
Think0028 05-07-07, 10:37 AM	... Oooh. Not 55% of market value. 105% of market value. Woopsie-daisies.
bomaz 05-12-07, 02:04 PM	can you combine the 2?
ReaderOfPosts 05-14-07, 07:47 PM	(Un)fortunately no. Mercantile Background specifies 75% of list value, while Favored:Merchant gives 105%. Neither directly improve whatever you currently have (they just change that number) So, in short, no.
Fwib 05-15-07, 12:42 PM	You can utilise them synergistically, though - Once a month, buy something hugely valuable for 75% of the value with Mercantile Background, then re-sell it for 105% later. In the meantime, assuming the item is adventuring gear, you can use the item and get the benefit of it.
LoneStranger 05-15-07, 06:33 PM	Are both of those in the same book?
Fwib 05-16-07, 09:34 AM	Are both of those in the same book?Mercantile Background is a Faerun regional feat - see the Player's Guide to Faerun. The other one is from Cityscape.
Wizard Random 05-22-07, 11:34 PM	Dont forget a successful diplo check wil net you another 10% discount