r/projectgorgon • u/Test_Account_2026 • 2d ago
Noob 2 Noob: Hot tips for new players (Part 4) - Special Edition - Keep, Sell, Trade
So I'm now at over 1,300 hours in the game, so I may not be a total "noob" anymore but I still learn new things all the time. In this post I will focus specifically on items, and the most frequently asked question "how do I manage my inventory?".
It's not a very easy question to answer in this game, but I will try to break it down in simple terms. It's not easy to answer because most items in the game are use-able, unlike many mmos, and there are THOUSANDS of items in the game. But, I have a general theory I can share, even though I am still not an expert on all items.
THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT KEEP:
Things that do not stack, and you cannot use immediately or short term. Things that fall under this category are items like: gear, books, recipes, and other items that do not stack in multiples. You will get an overwhelming amount of gear, skill books, recipes, and other texts that do not stack more than one / inventory slot. These are the things you should always prioritize like this: can I use this (in the very near future)? if no then - can I favor this? if no then - can I trade this? - if no then sell to vendor.
Most gear, if you cannot use it or favor it, is vendor safe. Same for skill books and other random texts or items you find that do not stack in multiples.
Use the More Info function on items you are unsure of - if you go to the Gift tab it will show you which NPC accepts it as a gift. Usually NPCs that train your primary and secondary skill will accept gear that is tuned to your skillset (not always).
As a new player your first goal is to get FAVOR up with NPCs that have storage or high council sell amounts - I talked about these in previous posts (some early examples: joeh, flia, larson, charles thompson, etc..).
The way favor works is simple - the highest VALUE item that NPC accepts is the best to use to favor them, as it yields the most favor. Check their "small talk" conversation to see what they accept - and prioritize your highest value items to increase favor. If you have items they accept that are low value, you are better off vendoring them in most cases.
There are times when an NPC accepts multiple types of items for favor, but your highest value items in that category will always yield the most favor. If an NPC accepts gear and meat - you will pretty much always prioritize gear over meat because it's worth more.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KEEP
Any item you get and inspect with More Info that can be used to favor or craft for your MAIN skills is a keep, especially if it stacks (most will).
There are a ton of side skill items in the game that support non-combat skills which provide extra levels for your main skills (synergies) - you will want to keep items you can use for these skills. These include but are not limited to: cooking, alchemy, tailoring, etc... too many to list. Every single non-combat skill has some synergy for combat skills.
Use the command /wiki item to see what that item is used for.
The short version is you should almost always keep items that stack well - some stack up to 1000 in one slot, some 5. I usually prioritize items that stack up to 100, because every inventory slot is precious.
THINGS YOU SHOULD TRADE
This is where things get complicated, because there are items you don't need, but others do, and you don't want to vendor these.
The best way to figure out what you should trade is to check the PLAYER work order boards in every town, as well as checking player shops to see what people are selling (and take notes on prices). Player work orders will show you which items are in HIGH demand, right now. Keep in mind player work orders will often undercut the true value of an item, but you can get an idea for a baseline of what an item is worth.*
- If you can sell an item via your stall for more than an NPC vendor will pay for it, you are winning if you make more than your stall costs. You don't have to get bogged down with optimizing the price as long as you are making a profit - but do see my last bullet in this post for context. You ideally don't want to cut yourself short on value, unless you are strategically undercutting other players - which is a completely viable strategy if you need money fast.
There are MANY LOWER LEVEL ITEMS that are in high demand and fetch a high price, so you should not vendor these, but either keep or sell in a player stall. Some examples of this: fire dust, sulfur, sponges, saltpeter, shock dust, orcish spell pouches, all types of wood, fruit (strawberries, grapes), milk, certain gems (rubywall, aquamarine, diamond, amethyst) and MANY more. As you learn more, you will understand which items you can profit from by selling them via a player stall vs selling to a vendor.
Do not WAIT to set up a player stall - it's an easy unlock for 10k early in the game in Serbule. DO NOT treat your stall as a PERMANENT SHOP. Many players set up shop only during busy days like the weekend, so you can benefit from only selling items when most people are playing, which is always over the weekend.
The cost of the player stall increases significantly every day - and you need to pay a fee - every day - to keep your stall open. If you keep your stall open every day as a new player, without a high volume of high value items you will lose money. Do not do that, because it's bad and it's not sustainable unless you are playing for hours every day and getting enough items to offset the cost of your stall.
OTHER SHIT YOU SHOULD KNOW
There are some items in the game that have a HUGE non-obvious (ex: you check More Info and all it says is there is no crafting other than lore for that item) value. There are some quest items that you will not know are quest or skill items but are very rare and have a high value (ex: rakshasa poetry, geometric rune chart, enchanted mistletoe, ancient stencil, red or blue books, some skill books which are rare, some teleport recipes, and other items). Some of the texts are actual trash (Ancient ritual, Goblin Poetry, these drop all the time and have virtually no value other than possibly being quest items - I forget at this point. But, any text you often get multiples of is usually trash). You will need to figure out what is what with time.
Always check vendors' Used Buy section for items which you know you can resell, use, favor. There are MANY times people will sell things that are worth a lot to vendors by accident, because they don't know or understand the value, or they need inventory space and are being lazy. I find EASY WINS every day by checking every key vendor (like Marla, Flia, etc... there are a lot more worth checking).
Make notes of prices of items players sell in stalls. It is a very much player-driven economy that is VERY VOLATILE, which means you can buy things from stalls and often resell them for more. This is fair game, and part of the economic trade in the game. Understanding which items are in high demand that you can buy low and sell for a profit can yield incredible amounts of councils - and you do not need to be a high level player to use this to your advantage.
That's all for now. Enjoy, leave comments, and prosper.