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Post by venger on Jul 29, 2012 23:22:27 GMT -5
Looks great to me! Xiles won't ask for a share because I don't want to throw off all the calculations, but he would like to borrow some (100GP) money if it can be spared.
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Post by venger on Jul 29, 2012 23:36:05 GMT -5
So if I understand this correctly; is MT able to write down any 1st or 2nd level spell she wants and, theory, could share it with Colby or Finn? Any 1st and 2nd level PHB spell, that isn't uniquely named. They don't care what Mary Tanner does with 1st and 2nd level spells. I will hold off and writing spells after MT has written Mirror Image and Shield. She needs to train for 3rd level spells in order to write haste which she has not done. Mary writes Identify (and almost fails), Mirror Image and Shield. 4 spell inks consumed, 7 remaining. Finnious writes Invisibility. 2 spell inks consumed, 5 remaining. spellbook thread updatedFriedrich will eat, sleep and breathe his training regimen. After that he will read the book. By this time MT should have identified it. On day 17 Friedrich is free to do something else. I posted the list of unidentified items. It will take Mary and Finnious 19 days to identify all of them. It will require at least 20 more pearls. (those inferior low GP value pearls are not suited for identifying and could be sold - they are worth 125% of appraised) Once I know what items are being identified, in what order, I can start passing days and telling you their functions..
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Post by Bolo on Jul 30, 2012 8:00:51 GMT -5
Whoops, I forgot about Xiles. It's nice that he's not asking for a share. I suggest that in recognition of that, we just give him the 100gp, from the party's share, rather than trying to keep track of a loan.
Re the inferior pearls, let's sell those immediately. There's no reason not to, if we can get 130% of appraised value. Let me know what we get for them, and I will update the allocation of shares.
Bolo is keen to get a value for the three valuable items of unknown value. Has he already tried to appraise them? If not, he does now. Is there anyone else available who has an ability to appraise? (Bearing in mind that the Entioch expedition has not yet returned, and Friedrich is unavailable due to training.) If our own appraising is not successful, Bolo will ask our innkeeper whether he thinks the sage can help with this sort of thing. And if that also fails, Bolo proposes to just shop the three items around to a bunch of jewelers, haggling as best he can (I can make up a strategy if you want me to), and accepting the best offers he can find. Does anyone have a problem with that?
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Post by Ginger on Jul 30, 2012 8:02:13 GMT -5
I thought the rolled training costs were halved if provided freely by a party member or NPC and doubled if self-trained. That's why I thought Mary could be trained more cheaply.
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Post by Ginger on Jul 30, 2012 10:20:48 GMT -5
I added Trommer's cauldron to the list and sorted a bit by priority. Before any identification, Finnious will cast wizard sight to see the aspect of the enchantment on each item. I put some notes after a few of the items.
scorched exercise book (m) a platinum band etched with stars (m) gold ring (m) a gold hoop earring (m) an oxidized copper crown (m) magic chainmail (m) a fine yew longbow with elven scrollwork (m) a suit of electric blue platemail fashioned from the carapace of a lobster (m) a sphere of polished chalcedony (m) gold hookah (m) Trommer’s cauldron (what does Inkeeper Farouk think of the wine we can produce? If he likes it, we can give him our daily production run to defray our room and board) an ornate copper brazier (m) 4 golden apples (m) 3 silver apples (m) a torc of heavy iron discs (m) a bottle of pixie mead (m) a sealed jar (m) a suit of green-lacquered splint-mail (m) an electrum-coated ringmail shirt (m) 1 pale blue potion (m) 1 scroll (m) a bronze knife (m) 1 shortbow, amazon (m) (does Bolo use this currently?) 20 arrows, amazon (m) a flanged mace (m) a filigreed bastard sword (silver-inlaid flowing script) (m) a longsword with an ivory grip (m) a longsword with a snarling lion pommel (m) a bardiche (m) a fauchard fork (m) a heavy iron helm (m) a silver helmet with sweeping horns (m) a wickedly-curved scimitar (m) a steel shield with a lone tower (m) a sabre (m) some bright green (frog-skin) boots (m) (experimentation showed these to be boots of jumping) 3 rose-colored potions (m) (aren’t these potions of healing? Or were those different rose-colored potions?) Stormcaller Horn (m) (we basically know that it summons storm giants)
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Post by Bolo on Jul 30, 2012 11:07:23 GMT -5
Trommer’s cauldron (what does Inkeeper Farouk think of the wine we can produce? If he likes it, we can give him our daily production run to defray our room and board) If the wine is mediocre and Farouk isn't interested, maybe we can offload it in some cheaper establishment. We have a list of places we could try. Or is Maroud interested in selling it for us each day, for a commission? 1 shortbow, amazon (m) (does Bolo use this currently?) 20 arrows, amazon (m) Bolo hasn't yet had an opportunity to use these, but he intends to, and I believe he is currently carrying them. (Or did he and Nordel split the arrows 10-10?) Is an archery range available where Bolo and Nordel could spend a few hours shooting these to get a sense of their properties? That would presumably be cheaper than two Identify spells, and it might be just as effective unless the magic is weirder than I expect. Besides, Nordel is always into archery practice. If we can do this, Bolo will also take some target shots with his pixie war arrow, with the same purpose. 3 rose-colored potions (m) (aren't these potions of healing? Or were those different rose-colored potions?) These appear to be different rose-colored potions. The old rose healing liquid is listed separately: Friedrich magic items: vial rose liquid (healing)
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Post by Ginger on Jul 30, 2012 11:16:19 GMT -5
I wouldn't shoot a magic arrow against a target, as the enchantment might be used up upon firing. Magic arrows should not be assumed to be reusable. For the bows, I think that's a fine idea, but I suspect it will prove as ineffective as sparing is in determining the properties of our melee weapons.
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Post by venger on Jul 30, 2012 12:03:03 GMT -5
Trommer’s cauldron (what does Inkeeper Farouk think of the wine we can produce? If he likes it, we can give him our daily production run to defray our room and board) Farouk gags and spits the wine back into the cauldron, insisting it is not fit for human consumption. [If the wine is mediocre and Farouk isn't interested, maybe we can offload it in some cheaper establishment. We have a list of places we could try. Or is Maroud interested in selling it for us each day, for a commission? Maroud is always up to make an extra centime. By my calculation the party can create 7 gallons of cheap wine per day, which is 56 pints at a rate of 5SP/pint. How is the wine being distributed and how is it being marketed/sold? The cauldron isn't entirely appealing. (Or did he and Nordel split the arrows 10-10?) Is an archery range available where Bolo and Nordel could spend a few hours shooting these to get a sense of their properties? The arrows were divided up in some fashion. Regardless, they're brought back together for the purposes of identification and can be redivided later. Shooting magic arrows will eliminate the magic of the arrows. As far as the magical bows, they feel well balanced and light but beyond that no properties can be determined. [These appear to be different rose-colored potions. The old rose healing liquid is listed separately These rose-colored potions were found in the brass-bound trunks from the shipwreck salvaged. They look and smell similar to the potion Friedrich is carrying but that could be a clever ruse hiding a subtle poison...
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Post by venger on Jul 30, 2012 12:03:09 GMT -5
Re the inferior pearls, let's sell those immediately. There's no reason not to, if we can get 130% 125% of appraised value. Let me know what we get for them, and I will update the allocation of shares. The inferior pearls, when sold, are worth 281 gold dinars & 5 silver centimes. Whoops, I forgot about Xiles. It's nice that he's not asking for a share. I suggest that in recognition of that, we just give him the 100gp, from the party's share, rather than trying to keep track of a loan. Deducting 100GP from party shares for Xiles... Net +181GP, 5SP added to the party fund. Bolo is keen to get a value for the three valuable items of unknown value. Has he already tried to appraise them? If not, he does now. Is there anyone else available who has an ability to appraise? (Bearing in mind that the Entioch expedition has not yet returned, and Friedrich is unavailable due to training.) Finnious and Bolo each take another crack at appraising (on 5 dice) these items of jewelry/objet d'art-- a gold ring etched with ivy and set with a marquis emerald Bolo: 1100GP | Finnious: 700GP a gold serving dish etched with a dragon Bolo: 500GP | Finnious: 250GP a jade circlet Bolo: 5000GP | Finnious: 2000GP If our own appraising is not successful, Bolo will ask our innkeeper whether he thinks the sage can help with this sort of thing. The innkeeper knows that Dwelb Abuyalm is a very wise man, learned of many subjects, and visiting dignitaries, scholars and even foreign princes consult with him on these many subjects and that he charges 200 gold dinars for such a consultation. And if that also fails, Bolo proposes to just shop the three items around to a bunch of jewelers, haggling as best he can (I can make up a strategy if you want me to), and accepting the best offers he can find. Does anyone have a problem with that? These are the best offers Bolo gets: a gold ring etched with ivy and set with a marquis emerald - 500GP and not a brass dirham more. a gold serving dish etched with a dragon - 250GP which he feel is most generous. a jade circlet - 1700GP & a bag of (20) 50GP fiery red carnelians and he says it will be the ruin of his family. I thought the rolled training costs were halved if provided freely by a party member or NPC and doubled if self-trained. That's why I thought Mary could be trained more cheaply. That sounds good to me. 1750GP and 16 days to train Mary, if done by a party-member.
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Post by Bolo on Jul 30, 2012 12:11:40 GMT -5
I wouldn't shoot a magic arrow against a target, as the enchantment might be used up upon firing. Magic arrows should not be assumed to be reusable. For the bows, I think that's a fine idea, but I suspect it will prove as ineffective as sparing is in determining the properties of our melee weapons. OK, good points. If/when Bolo can visit a range, he'll shoot with the Amazon bow, but with conventional arrows. The "fine yew longbow with elven scrollwork (m)" was being carried by Trommer, back when Trommer was alive. Is Trommer's stuff currently in Entioch with Trommer's corpse? If it's at the inn in Barb, then Nordel will accompany Bolo to the range so shoot conventional arrows with the fine yew longbow. [Note: This is not intended to stake a claim that Nordel should carry the bow rather than Trommer. It's just an opportunity to do some testing while Nordel has some free time to do that.] And FWIW, it seems to me that target shooting with a bow is more amenable to comparison testing than sparring with a melee weapon is. If I take 100 bow shots on a target, each one gives me a score based on the ring I hit, and the average score is a pretty meaningful result (although I'd have to think some more about how it translates into a to-hit adjustment). Whereas if I take 100 swings with a sword against a sparring partner, the total number of hits has a lot of statistical noise in it. At least, this is my intuition. I haven't actually done the math (yet).
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Post by venger on Jul 30, 2012 12:12:28 GMT -5
I added Trommer's cauldron to the list and sorted a bit by priority. Before any identification, Finnious will cast wizard sight to see the aspect of the enchantment on each item. I put some notes after a few of the items. scorched exercise book (m) (alteration) a platinum band etched with stars (m) (invocation) gold ring (m) ( a gold hoop earring (m) (alteration) an oxidized copper crown (m) (alteration) magic chainmail (m) (abjuration/enchantment)) a fine yew longbow with elven scrollwork (m) (invocation/evocation) a suit of electric blue platemail fashioned from the carapace of a lobster (m) (abjuration/alteration/enchantment) a sphere of polished chalcedony (m) ( gold hookah (m) (invocation) Trommer’s cauldron (alteration/invocation/conjuration) an ornate copper brazier (m) (invocation/conjuration) 4 golden apples (m) (nature magic) 3 silver apples (m) (nature magic) a torc of heavy iron discs (m) (alteration) a bottle of pixie mead (m) (faerie) a sealed jar (m) (something inside the jar) a suit of green-lacquered splint-mail (m) (abjuration/enchantment) an electrum-coated ringmail shirt (m) (abjuration/enchantment) 1 pale blue potion (m) (alteration) 1 scroll (m) (mage scroll) a bronze knife (m) (necromancy) 1 shortbow, amazon (m) (enchantment) 20 arrows, amazon (m) (enchantment) a flanged mace (m) (enchantment) a filigreed bastard sword (silver-inlaid flowing script) (m) (enchantment) a longsword with an ivory grip (m) (enchantment) a longsword with a snarling lion pommel (m) (enchantment) a bardiche (m) (enchantment) a fauchard fork (m) (enchantment) a heavy iron helm (m) (abjuration/enchantment) a silver helmet with sweeping horns (m) (abjuration/enchantment) a wickedly-curved scimitar (m) (enchantment) a steel shield with a lone tower (m) a sabre (m) (enchantment) (abjuration/enchantment) some bright green (frog-skin) boots (m) (experimentation showed these to be boots of jumping) (enchantment/alteration) 3 rose-colored potions (m) (aren’t these potions of healing? Or were those different rose-colored potions?) Stormcaller Horn (m) (we basically know that it summons storm giants)(conjuration/summoning/alteration) I added some basic information gleaned from the Wizard Sight spell. There is 1400GP worth of pearl, if this is the order in which the party is proceeding, 7 days will pass and 14 items will be identified.
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Post by venger on Jul 30, 2012 12:22:58 GMT -5
OK, good points. If/when Bolo can visit a range, he'll shoot with the Amazon bow, but with conventional arrows. After many, many shots it certainly seems more accurate than a regular bow. How much so is hard to quantify. Bolo will need to purchase more arrows at the 300% markup. The "fine yew longbow with elven scrollwork (m)" was being carried by Trommer... Trommer's stuff is in Entioch. Unidentified magic items are in Barb-el-Shay. Bow is the latter. Nordel encounters some strange resistance when attempting to nock a conventional arrow in the fine yew longbow with elven scrollwork which makes firing it somewhat difficult. (Before anyone asks, likewise for an Amazon arrow.) The bow otherwise pulls normally, though doesn't have the tension of a strength bow.
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Post by Ginger on Jul 30, 2012 12:25:01 GMT -5
Is the "magic chainmail" the unidentified chain Dan got from the black dragon's hoard or something else from the green dragon hoard?
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Post by venger on Jul 30, 2012 12:26:20 GMT -5
Is the "magic chainmail" the unidentified chain Dan got from the black dragon's hoard or something else from the green dragon hoard? Same chainmail that has gone unidentified for the past 15 sessions.
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Post by Ginger on Jul 30, 2012 12:34:01 GMT -5
Is the "magic chainmail" the unidentified chain Dan got from the black dragon's hoard or something else from the green dragon hoard? Same chainmail that has gone unidentified for the past 15 sessions. Given its multiple types of enchantments, I think it gets high priority. I think you can go ahead with the first 4 days of identification of the first 8 items. Then we can see if we want to spend multiple pearls on a particular item.
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Post by Bolo on Jul 30, 2012 14:11:05 GMT -5
After many, many shots it certainly seems more accurate than a regular bow. How much so is hard to quantify. Bolo will need to purchase more arrows at the 300% markup. Do you mean that his current arrows all got broken during the testing, and he needs to replace them? Or do you mean that if he wants to proceed with additional testing, he will need to use more arrows? Nordel encounters some strange resistance when attempting to nock a conventional arrow in the fine yew longbow with elven scrollwork which makes firing it somewhat difficult. Does Finn, who is an elf, encounter the same strange resistance?
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Post by venger on Jul 30, 2012 14:24:33 GMT -5
Do you mean that his current arrows all got broken during the testing, and he needs to replace them? Or do you mean that if he wants to proceed with additional testing, he will need to use more arrows? Bolo has spent a quiverful of arrows in target practice. If the party has an arrow surplus he'll need to restock from there or purchase more or stop firing the bow. Nordel encounters some strange resistance when attempting to nock a conventional arrow in the fine yew longbow with elven scrollwork which makes firing it somewhat difficult. Does Finn, who is an elf, encounter the same strange resistance? Yes.
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Post by Ginger on Jul 30, 2012 14:39:09 GMT -5
I'll hope it's hard to pull because it looks like one of the crazy bows they're using in Olympic archery right now.
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Post by venger on Jul 30, 2012 14:40:22 GMT -5
easy to pull, hard to nock
weird-looking contraption...
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Post by venger on Jul 30, 2012 16:02:05 GMT -5
160GP must be spent for the party's room & board, leaving a net: +21GP, 5SP added to party funds (since Bolo's last calculation) from the sale of the inferior pearls and the 100GP given to Xiles.
Identifications for 4 days cost 800GP value of pearls. Anything with & more has additional functions. (requiring another 100GP pearl to identify)
scorched exercise book (m) (alteration) - A Manual of Gainful Exercise, as per DMG
a platinum band etched with stars (m) (invocation) powerful enchantment whose aspects involve darkness and the night sky -creates dancing lights & more
gold ring (m) - minor protection
a gold hoop earring (m) (alteration) - tongues spell, 2x day
an oxidized copper crown (m) (alteration)- command amphibians/reptiles & more
magic chainmail (m) (abjuration/enchantment) wards against physical damage - (reduction per die)
a fine yew longbow with elven scrollwork (m) (invocation/evocation) fires magic missiles - see DMG: magic missiles, wand of (bonus to hit for dexterity, specialization, etc. apply for non magic-users, no damage bonus from strength or specialization due to the nature of the missiles)
a suit of electric blue platemail fashioned from the carapace of a lobster (m) (abjuration/alteration/enchantment) - waterbreathing & more
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Post by Ginger on Jul 30, 2012 16:55:13 GMT -5
scorched exercise book (m) (alteration) - A Manual of Gainful Exercise, as per DMG Can someone point me in the DMG to where it states a character can increase a stat over a racial maximum? It's not in the description of this item or the similar books. a platinum band etched with stars (m) (invocation) powerful enchantment whose aspects involve darkness and the night sky -creates dancing lights & moreAwesome. Definitely a Ring of Shooting Stars as I suspected, which is a great item. gold ring (m) - minor protectionFor Mary or Bolo. a gold hoop earring (m) (alteration) - tongues spell, 2x dayThis will be really helpful! an oxidized copper crown (m) (alteration)- command amphibians/reptiles & moremagic chainmail (m) (abjuration/enchantment) wards against physical damage - (reduction per die) a fine yew longbow with elven scrollwork (m) (invocation/evocation) fires magic missiles - see DMG: magic missiles, wand of (bonus to hit for dexterity, specialization, etc. apply for non magic-users, no damage bonus from strength or specialization due to the nature of the missiles) This is a really neat improvement on the standard wand! a suit of electric blue platemail fashioned from the carapace of a lobster (m) (abjuration/alteration/enchantment) - waterbreathing & moreI can't imagine what you were thinking when we salvaged the second ship having this sitting on the beach.
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Post by venger on Jul 30, 2012 17:32:04 GMT -5
Can someone point me in the DMG to where it states a character can increase a stat over a racial maximum? It's not in the description of this item or the similar books. DMG pg. 11, The Effect of Wishes on Character Ability Scores strongly implies it, which is good enough for me. Awesome. Definitely a Ring of Shooting Stars as I suspected, which is a great item. OR IS IT? This is a really neat improvement on the standard wand! Bear in mind it's still a longbow. I can't imagine what you were thinking when we salvaged the second ship having this sitting on the beach. Something like this:
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Post by Bolo on Jul 30, 2012 20:42:14 GMT -5
An accounting update. Since my last report: - Hearing no objection, Bolo has taken 550gp value of gems and donated his change to buy down Friedrich's IOU.
- We have paid Xiles 100gp from the party's account.
- The party's account has paid 160gp for our room and board.
- We have sold the inferior pearls for 281.25gp. Distributing this into shares: 140.63gp for the party collectively (the equivalent of 175.78gp in unconverted GJO) and a tenth of that amount for each individual except Xiles.
- We have used some of the noninferior pearls for identification.
By my calculation, this leaves us as follows: - Unallocated: the valuable items of unknown value, some nonmagical items (but not the weaponry we sold), and some magical items, all of which we have set aside to deal with later.
- Party: however many noninferior pearls remain unused, 1740.63gp in unconverted GJO, 141.75gp in local currency, Friedrich's IOU for 404.18gp (local), and Mary's IOU for 33.31gp (local).
- Friedrich and Mary: in debt to the party (but not quite as much as before)
- Paavo: 324.61gp in unconverted GJO
- Bolo: the star-shaped diamond (400gp), three of the pale green peridots (50gp each), and 17.58 gp in unconverted GJO
- Xiles: 100gp in local currency
- Everyone else except Xiles: 583.36gp in unconverted GJO each
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Post by venger on Jul 30, 2012 21:42:24 GMT -5
We're on Day 5.
Friedrich is occupied training/studying until Day 17.
Need more items to identify/time to pass. 600GP of pearls remain.
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Post by Bolo on Jul 30, 2012 21:45:02 GMT -5
Maroud is always up to make an extra centime. By my calculation the party can create 7 gallons of cheap wine per day, which is 56 pints at a rate of 5SP/pint. How is the wine being distributed and how is it being marketed/sold? That's 14gp per day. Can Maroud find us someone who is willing to take it off our hands on a regular basis for the generous wholesale price of 7gp per day? Perhaps he has a cousin or a neighbor who has a bar or a shop or a severe drinking problem. If he can arrange this, I suggest we offer to increase his daily wage from 1 centime to 5 centimes, to be taken out of the daily 7gp in wine proceeds. BTW, does this cauldron do anything else? If it just makes bad wine, can we please sell it? If it produces value of 14gp/day, then someone who actually has a use for that quantity of bad wine should be willing to pay quite a lot for it. A year of production would be worth more than 5000gp to them. I'd rather have 5000gp cash than a cauldron that we just carry around with us for the extra encumbrance. Finnious and Bolo each take another crack at appraising (on 5 dice) these items of jewelry/objet d'art ... These are the best offers Bolo gets - a gold ring etched with ivy and set with a marquis emerald
Bolo: 1100gp - Finn: 700gp - Average: 900gp Best offer: 500gp - Implied value (at 20% commission): 625gp
- a gold serving dish etched with a dragon
Bolo: 500gp - Finn: 250gp - Average: 375gp Best offer: 250gp - Implied value: 312.5gp
- a jade circlet
Bolo: 5000gp | Finn: 2000gp | Average: 3500gp Best offer: 1700gp and 1000gp in gems | Implied value (15% commission on exchanges): 3301.5gp
I think there's a good chance we are being lowballed with these offers. Unless someone disagrees, let's wait for the Entioch subparty to return, so that Trommer and Colby can offer additional opinions about value. I believe they both have an appraisal ability. The innkeeper knows that Dwelb Abuyalm is a very wise man, learned of many subjects, and visiting dignitaries, scholars and even foreign princes consult with him on these many subjects and that he charges 200 gold dinars for such a consultation. When the Entioch subparty returns, I suggest we cough up 200gp for a session with with Dwelb. Some topics for discussion: - help with valuation of the ivy ring, the dragon serving dish, and the jade circlet
- help with identification of magic items
- more information about the Demonspore
- how to get back to Devonshire
If the party has an arrow surplus he'll need to restock from there or purchase more or stop firing the bow. Bolo will stop testing the bow. But he needs to have arrows. Does the party in fact have a surplus? For example, did we have some stashed in the quantum box? If not, he will buy two dozen for the exorbitant price of 8gp. gold ring (m) - minor protectionBolo would really like to have this. He notes that his AC8 bracers were lost in the sea dragon attack, so he is currently without any type of protection. And finding oneself without any protection when you need some can be, um, awkward and embarrassing.
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Post by Bolo on Jul 30, 2012 21:51:25 GMT -5
When is the Entioch subparty expected back, assuming all went smoothly?
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Post by venger on Jul 30, 2012 22:16:45 GMT -5
That's 14gp per day. Can Maroud find us someone who is willing to take it off our hands on a regular basis for the generous wholesale price of 7gp per day? Maroud is certain he can sell wine, but not out of an old, stained, claw-footed cauldron that smells like vinegar... For every 4 pints a wineskin (15SP) or cheap glass bottle (1GP) is needed. Or 40 pints to a small cask large jug (2GP) which will cut into profits. **I suppose jugs come in many sizes, but there is some cost associated with packaging the wine. BTW, does this cauldron do anything else? It was identified as an alchemy jug (DMG pg. 137) with additional properties (& more). When is the Entioch subparty expected back, assuming all went smoothly? Paavo said it was a week to Entioch. And then who knows how long to get two raise dead spells. So probably minimum day 14 if he got there and then immediately turned around..
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Post by Ginger on Jul 30, 2012 22:28:03 GMT -5
The cauldron functions as an alchemy jug and produces fixed quantities of many things, and it has additional properties we have yet to magically identify. Looking at the table in the DMG, perhaps 7 pints of oil will be more valuable? I'd bet Farouk is exaggerating the low quality of the wine. We could also get 28 gallons of beer!
Will you have burned through your cash staying at Farouk's in another 2 weeks? I'll leave it to Bolo's money-grubbing mindset to decide if cheaper accommodations are warranted.
With 6 more identifications, I recommend the cauldron (again), the ring of darkness and starry nights (again), the chalcedony sphere, the torc, saving the other 2 to see what needs further identifying.
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Post by Bolo on Jul 30, 2012 22:41:31 GMT -5
The cask option is the one to go with. To simplify this, can we assume that if 40-pint casks cost 2gp, we can buy 56-pint casks for 3gp? If so, we'll buy one 56-pint cask to get things going, and after that, Maroud's new job each day is: - Fill the cask with wine.
- Sell the full cask.
- With the proceeds, buy a replacement cask for the next day. If he can buy back one of our own casks used for less than 3gp, so much the better.
- Bring the replacement cask and the cash back to us at the inn.
For this, he can have 5sp per day out of the proceeds, instead of his previous 1sp per day. How much do we net per day?
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Post by venger on Jul 30, 2012 22:43:17 GMT -5
Looking at the table in the DMG, perhaps 7 pints of oil will be more valuable? I'd bet Farouk is exaggerating the low quality of the wine. We could also get 28 gallons of beer! The party is getting PHB standard rates for these items: 1GP per (16oz) flask. 5SP per pint of wine 3CP per pint of beer I'll let you do the math. With 6 more identifications, I recommend... Not trying to rush you guys but passive statements will not move the game forward.
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