Editing Trading and item pricing

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[[File:Trading User Interface.jpg|alt=The trading user interface in Baldur's Gate 3 (Trader's Attitude displayed in the bottom right corner).|thumb|The trading user interface in Baldur's Gate 3 (Trader's Attitude displayed in the bottom right corner).]]

'''Trading''' is a central gameplay mechanic in [[Baldur's Gate 3]] revolving around the sale and barter of [[Items]] and [[Gold]]. Depending on which [[Characters|Character]] is talking a given [[Trader]], including the trader's [[Attitude]] to the character, the character's [[Persuasion]] skill level, and the [[Difficulty]] setting of the game, a trade price multiplier is calculated. This multiplier is than applied to each item's inherent value, giving the prices for the character.

The price modifier is calculated as:

: <tt>P = max(1.0, 2.5 - persuasion modifier - difficulty modifier - attitude modifier)</tt>

An item's value is multiplied by the price modifier when buying, and divided by the modifier when selling, i.e. the smaller the total price modifier the better for the player.


== Modifiers ==

=== Persuasion skill modifier ===
A character's [[Persuasion]] skill modifier affects prices. Positive modifiers will make prices more favorable (higher when selling, lower when buying) and vice-versa. Each Persuasion modifier point changes the total modifier by 0.1. In [[Difficulty#Explorer|Explorer difficulty]], characters receive an additional Persuasion modifier if they are proficient in Persuasion, as detailed below.

: <tt>Persuasion modifier = Persuasion skill modifier * 0.1</tt>

=== Game difficulty ===
Depending on the game difficulty set, the player receives certain advantages or disadvantages.

==== Explorer difficulty ====

In [[Difficulty#Explorer|Explorer difficulty]], the difficulty modifier is 0.5. If a character is proficient in [[Persuasion]], they receive an additional [[Proficiency]] modifier depending on their level. This increases the Persuasion modifier.
{| class="wikitable"
! Level !! Bonus
|-
| 1 - 4 || +2
|-
| 5 - 8 || +3
|-
| 9 - 12 || +4
|}

==== Tactician difficulty ====
In Tactician difficulty, the difficulty modifier is -0.5, meaning the total modifier is increased, making it more expensive to buy and lowering the sell price.

=== Trader attitude ===
[[File:Trader attitude.jpg|alt=The meter displaying a trader's Attitude. Hovering over the meter displays the exact amount of Attitude gained.|thumb|The meter displaying a trader's Attitude. Hovering on the meter displays the exact amount of Attitude gained.]]

A trader's [[Attitude]] score represents how friendly a trader NPC is with a certain character. Each point of Attitude changes the total modifier by 0.005, resulting in a maximum attitude modifier of 0.5 at 100 Attitude. 

: <tt>Attitude modifier = Attitude * 0.005</tt>

[[Attitude]] is visible in the Trading interface under the trader model. Hovering on the meter displays the exact Attitude score. Attitude is per-character, and can be modified by friendly or hostile actions against an NPC. One of easiest ways to gain Attitude is by gifting [[Gold]] or other items to a trader using the Barter interface. The amount of gold required to gain attitude scales depending on the level of the player character.


{| class="wikitable"
|+Gold required to increase a trader's Attitude
!Level
!Gold required to raise Attitude by 1
!Gold required to raise Attitude from 0 to 100
|-
|1
|4
|400
|-
|2
|5
|500
|-
|3
|6
|600
|-
|4
|8
|800
|-
|5
|10
|1000
|-
|6
|14
|1400
|-
|7
|18
|1800
|-
|8
|24
|2400
|-
|9
|30
|3000
|-
|10
|36
|3600
|-
|11
|45
|4500
|-
|12
|45
|4500
|}

== Talking character ==
The trade price modifier is set depending on the character that initiates the dialogue with a trader. Even if the active inventory is switched in the trader screen, the first character's trade price modifier remains in use. It is thus a good idea to initiate all trade dialogues with the character that has the best trade multiplier.

== See also ==
* [[Widget:PriceCalculator]]

== References ==

# GaRy van Thos Gaming, ''[https://youtu.be/GkQ5U7fQeuQ "How Merchant and Traders Attitude work and effect Prices in Baldur's Gate 3"]. youtube.com''
# Annie Shi, ''[https://www.thegamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-bg3-how-to-raise-merchant-attitude/ "Baldur’s Gate 3: How To Raise Merchant Attitude"]. thegamer.com''

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