Post from Raban on actions....

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Subject: Re: [pnpgm] Game Update #106 - File #589 - Someoen dies..

                                                                        
<Yup Raban works either way on treasure since it mostly is unusable
anyway. The only problem with claims is it favors the combat strong
just like the usual PnP experience method does. Support characters in
PnP get much less in general.  Should they have a lesser claim of the
treasures as well? But in this case Arawn gained the armor more for what
it is than because of his effectiveness in combat, so that shows
exceptions already exist. As long as everyone tries to help each other
it is likely to work out in either case. But if Greed comes in to play
it can be a mess. Its a lotto if people pick before getting items
powers figured out anyway, the value of magic can change radically.
But PnP values have always been hard to weigh, Book1 have some things
like Dwarf and Elf make, way over priced and thinks multiplying by
large factors for magic armor and weapons works as well. On that scale
the Armor found would be worth a kingdom not just a kings ransom. I do
not know how the economics of magic here work, so fa
r many items were lower than I expected, so I can't judge many items
comparative values.> <So I will just say this, as the player I am fine
with whatever works for the others but I do not want to see 'claims'
just for greed.

'Claims' to use something is all together different. Magic should be
used whenever possible, if it is not useful to the party, sell it so
that everyone gains. I have had groups destroy the game with greed
before. Hording items that were useful to others so they could be sold.

As a GM, I allow the group to determine how they share and they may
cause their own downfall with the choice. But that is Role Play and
thus proper.>

<So in this case Raban as new 'member' has little say on how it works,
whatever the group previously decided should apply until some contract
is negotiated IN PLAY. This is a group member contract between
characters not players! It does not have to be fair or balanced. It
is a business relationship with an established company of senior
members and as such should new members get full pay? From that aspect,
it would seem unlikely now doesn't it. Raban did not ask to join up to
be paid, he joined up to help protect the lovely women! So if he gets
anything else, he should be happy. You will see he never asked about
earning in play, it was never something important to him. This is
character's outlook and personality. Raban can make many gold a day if
he wants too so only makes what he needs to help others, to pay bar
tabs, for entertainment and for gifts. With most the world seeing a
gold as a lot of money, Raban has no need of hundreds of gold, he
will just spend it anyway. The only exception is if he truly needs expensive magic like better armor or other gadget. Beyond that,
it means little... Now had Raban been the barbarian hoard type, he
would have been much more 'mine mine mine', I smashed it so its mine!>
< I have cluttered the posts enough I think>


Raban looks worried as he speaks, "Someone died? Do they need help up
there?"
Raban is obviously torn between protecting Frema, something already
proven as needed, and going to the others rescue. But he has already
made promises here and must stay...

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