Fortunately, my PC is a gods damned packrat. I had a half million extra daggers, several great swords and so forth sitting in my camp chest. One quick detour and Astorion's got a shiny new dagger...
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For real! I was all, "fuck me, are you kidding?", and scoured through my collective inventory (literally considering long-resting, in case I'd forgotten something in camp), but ultimately pressed on without closing that out. Meh. "Masterwork" at that level anyhow? Pfft.
Still. Wtf. ๐ค๐ผ
Btw you can pop into camp without completing a long rest. You're able to leave through the menu.
Ahshit, ferreal? ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ
It's not just a +1 fyi, it's a decent enchant
Oh? Well, damn. ๐คฃ
Weren't there compatible weapons in the random boxes around that forge? I might be remembering it wrong.
Yeah but you've already visited that location once, so everything that isn't nailed down is already gone!
Wyll and Lae'Zel debating whether or not their new companion's tendency to strip entire rooms like a swarm of locusts means the parasite is evolving.
"Shut up and help me carry these rotting baskets Wyll"
Besides, are you even really an adventurer if you don't swipe the silverware?
I'm just finishing act 1 (no spoilers please) and my rampant stealing of everything remotely valuable seems to be paying off in my ability to buy literally anything that catches my eye. I kinda wonder if I'm overdoing it with how much gold I have vs the price of things so far, but I don't want to risk encountering a trader with amazing stuff that I can't afford.
I still have lots of room for even modest gear improvements. eg, not all of my party members even have 2 rings yet, let alone gear that is genuinely useful to their play style. And some of my characters have some gear that are very niche usage that I'm keeping an eye out for something that will give them an edge in combat.
If it's fun to you, keep doing it, but it's definitely unnecessary in the long run.
I had to break off a party member and teleport to the druid camp to buy back a greatsword