tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170674472098446028.post2522155675501910309..comments2024-03-27T03:18:19.290-04:00Comments on Aeons & Augauries: The Player Character Economy and the obfuscation it causesJDJarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170674472098446028.post-18470171636990368922017-07-07T12:46:30.224-04:002017-07-07T12:46:30.224-04:00>and yet folks act like the prices are constant...>and yet folks act like the prices are constant and true across kingdoms, on the other side of the world, and on other planes<br /><br />Probably because that's how they're presented in every rulebook I've ever seen.<br /><br />There's no rules for modifying the list based on this, that, or the other thing. It's just presented as an immutable part of the rules.<br /><br />Gygax's tossed off line about boom-town economy smacks of carelessness and looking for a quick explanation for why nothing makes any sense. He just didn't want to take the time to make it make sense, or to design a system to control it.<br /><br />A glaring oversight, in my opinion.Charles Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941603544547428940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170674472098446028.post-40095632980460732342014-01-21T08:45:24.056-05:002014-01-21T08:45:24.056-05:00You have to wonder where all the diamonds are comi...You have to wonder where all the diamonds are coming from and where all the coins go after they are bought. With the types I play with I'm actually surprised when they don't rob a merchant.JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170674472098446028.post-17678335779059711562014-01-21T05:29:09.647-05:002014-01-21T05:29:09.647-05:00I wrote something very similar, but less scholarly...I wrote something very similar, but less scholarly, about a year and a half ago.<br /><a href="http://nerdwerds.blogspot.com/2012/09/diamonds-are-wizards-best-friend.html" rel="nofollow">http://nerdwerds.blogspot.com/2012/09/diamonds-are-wizards-best-friend.html</a>Patrick Mallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906639025904535922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170674472098446028.post-26467674558763957712014-01-20T18:52:26.566-05:002014-01-20T18:52:26.566-05:00Orbis Mundi is a decent book it's a must read ...Orbis Mundi is a decent book it's a must read for anyone working on an economy and prices for their campaign.<br /><br />Maye hirelings are picked up outside the "boom town" market area. <br /><br />JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170674472098446028.post-34272534600688509572014-01-20T17:59:56.373-05:002014-01-20T17:59:56.373-05:00I think that's exactly right.
Sometimes I won...I think that's exactly right.<br /><br />Sometimes I wonder whether when the player characters are sighted trooping towards town with their sacks of loot there isn't a messenger running from store to store crying, "they're coming! they're coming!" and everyone marks up their prices 1,000%. Though, you're right that that doesn't explain why the typical hireling is willing to sell his services so cheaply. And it's especially odd considering that in order to earn that 1 gold piece (or whatever), the poor fellow has to survive a month of tramping through damp dungeons holding a torch or pole, walking IN FRONT of his employers. "Yay, I've survived, now I can finally afford to buy a small sack!" Perhaps the hirelings need a union, or should at least attend a seminar or two on self-esteem or marketing. :)<br /><br />On a serious note, you might want to check out Orbis Mundi (if you haven't already) at http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/20540/Orbis-Mundi?it=1, a useful little volume describing medieval life and economics for use in gaming. The prices actually track OD&D and AD&D prices somewhat closely, at least if you upgrade food, wages and a few other things.<br />Oakes Spaldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078500142758654392noreply@blogger.com