Merchants and Adventuring
Freelance Traveller
(22 Apr 2014 16:26 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Merchants and Adventuring
Douglas Berry
(22 Apr 2014 17:19 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Merchants and Adventuring
Jeffrey Schwartz
(22 Apr 2014 17:21 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Merchants and Adventuring
Evyn MacDude
(22 Apr 2014 18:44 UTC)
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RE: [TML] Merchants and Adventuring
Anthony Jackson
(22 Apr 2014 17:59 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Merchants and Adventuring David Shaw (22 Apr 2014 18:48 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Merchants and Adventuring
Timothy Collinson
(23 Apr 2014 17:00 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Merchants and Adventuring
Ian Whitchurch
(23 Apr 2014 22:44 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Merchants and Adventuring
Timothy Collinson
(09 Jun 2014 02:31 UTC)
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RE: [TML] Merchants and Adventuring
Steve Ellis
(09 Jun 2014 02:31 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Merchants and Adventuring David Shaw 22 Apr 2014 18:47 UTC
On 22/04/14 17:26, Freelance Traveller wrote: > > What sort of adventures would, in fact, 'appeal' to a merchant mindset? > An idea culled from the pages of 2000AD - Ace Trucking: A lucrative contract has just been announced. For whatever reason(*), the bureaucrats in charge of awarding it have announced a race, the contract being awarded to the winner. Three items must be delivered to three separate locations each of which presents some sort of hazard or difficulty to reach. They must also be delivered within a specified time slot. The PCs have to battle the other contestants, many of whom may be tempted to cheat, the deadlines, the natural/environmental hazards and anything else a sadistic GM can come up with. David Shaw (*) Reasons could include It's a cultural thing. This, or something very similar, is the way all important decisions are reached on this planet. It's an experience thing. The bureaucrats realise that they are not properly qualified to assess the various tenders and do not have ready access to anyone who is to do it for them. It's a legal thing. All the people who have tendered for the job have, somehow, fallen foul of local laws and would therefore be automatically disqualified. Unfortunately, there's no-one else interested in bidding. (This is the original 2000AD scenario.) It's a military thing. The INS/IISS have some dangerous mission that for political reasons they cannot be associated with. They are looking for an enterprising and reliable crew to perform the mission with plausible deniability. It's an entertainment thing. The bureaucrats are simply bored and want to put some fun back into their lives. Or the broadcast rights to the race have been sold for a very high price. Or, just possibly, it's all a hoax - there is no contract, the 'bureaucrats' are a bunch of actors and the whole thing is being filmed for the latest fly-on-the-wall documentary/reality TV show.