I'm curious as to why equipment prices increase as one's reputation decreases. I understand the logic behind the general increase in costs, however, shouldn't you hit a limit, at which point merchants become too scared to inflate their prices? How am I supposed to believe that Ribald or Deirdre (or any other merchant) will be comfortable selling their goods at exhorbitant prices to an individual who may kill them outright, while giving "discounts" to the "goody two-shoes" characters? Seems like a curvilinear relationship should exist such that prices are lowest for characters with reputations at both extremes, and then increase for individuals with reputations in the middle. Any thoughts?
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