Yes, an interesting Dilemma! I had a feeling you might ask, I think the best solution is to offer a certain rating of Resources in exchange for the business. Let me look a bit deeper into it this weekend and I will let you know what the comparables are, keeping in mind your wealth just shot up to 5+ dots in Resources.
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Doing some Googling on the subject it appears that 60 Ducats per year could support the cost of a Soldier on a Campaign (wartime cost) for one year. Likely half to a quarter of that would allow a Peasant to survive rather easily during the time period. The most difficult thing about these types of conversion rates is that much of the economy back then was either bartering (amongst the lower classes) or being a Landlord and collecting commodities (amongst the Nobility and Aristocracy).
Let's use the following system when exchanging Ducats:
Resources 1: Character generates 15-50 Ducats per year.
Resources 2: Character generates 50-100 Ducats per year.
Resources 3: Character generates 100-500 Ducats per year.
Resources 4: Character generates 500-1,000 Ducats per year.
Resources 5: Character generates 1,000 + Ducats per year.
As the Cappelli's are a Merchant family that is fairly well to do (Lorenzo is a Dr. who has not worked in 5 years!) you will likely need to offer at least a high 3 or low 4 Resources offer to make a competitive bid.
FYI, we are getting close to the evening :-)
Once these two scenes play out, Venice by Night will fall once again and our newest blood suckers can come back out to play!
Are you saying Alessandro would be losing/reducing Resources? That doesn't seem to make sense.
A viable business transaction would call for a 1 time expense to generate MORE resources.
Or are you suggesting a ducat amount?
I am suggesting an actual Ducati amount, at least in your case here as your Resources in game have increased considerably.
So, this is basically "pre-game" setup... sorta.
Also assuming, whatever the agreed upon price... it makes sense financially.
Just waiting for Santo and Alessandro to post.
Once these two scenes are over, night will come down...
After Lorenzo and Alessandro are done we will be moving to the "by Night" portion of the day. Once this night ends we will go to a few weeks of downtime. Will discuss further as that last night winds down.
great !
OK, I will give Alessandro and Lorenzo till Friday evening to wrap up their scene (I won't be able to post significant updates till that anyhow as I need to do some digging into the thread to remember things I have long forgotten but yet I know I posted on).
Then we will move to the evening portion of the day. Some of you may not make it out of that night alive....
Darn DM :)
Wasn't Christopher involved in an altercation and wounded?
Maybe, but not while Lorenzo was around.
I think one of his men was wounded, you mean the first night you met Xing correct Alessandro?
Yes, didn't I go visit his house to make sure he was alright? Or his financee?
His fiancé who was Gunthers daughter.
I'm good if you're good.
OK, tomorrow night I will be putting up the updated posts for all players.
The last night before downtime. :-)
Anyone interested in playing a 2edDnD game here on the boards. A DM has been looking for submissions for a Forgotten Realms Maztica game and we don't have enough players.
Hmmm... I looked it over, but will pass.
Ok, no worries. Maztica not exactly the best setting but it has been a while since I played 2ed :-)
Of course my schedule is screwed up! I will have those updates ready by the end of the weekend.
Another night has begun! XP will be doled out as this night ends.
Will update tomorrow, fading a bit mentally and I want to be sharp for the next few response posts...
Will post today sorry for delay
Lorenzo and Alessandro, I will post when I can as the next scene will be a bit complex and I need to take some time on it.
Combat? I feel so naked!
The only way Alessandro survives is if they assume because he's mortal, he's harmless. And focus on other vamps.
Then he gets his hands on a sword, defending the Prince or Alyssa!
Auspicious, indeed!
Combat? I feel so naked!
The only way Alessandro survives is if they assume because he's mortal, he's harmless. And focus on other vamps.
Then he gets his hands on a sword, defending the Prince or Alyssa!
Auspicious, indeed!
No not combat! If I wanted to just kill you guys I could have done that without the elaborate charade! :-)
The scene is complex because of the amount of NPC's in that room at the moment.
I think I will let that last post rest for a while and pick this up again tomorrow...
I see, crazy long post... Eeeeek!
I have much more to go....
Indeed!
I will pause there for the moment!
Lost me with that last one... Dumb mortal.
Did i? You of all mortals surely have met a Ghost before...
Alessandro had met Ghost, previously.
"The price they ask is the absolution of their sins. " threw me off.
Alessandro had met Ghost, previously.
"The price they ask is the absolution of their sins. " threw me off.
Yes, I can see that :-)
I will post updates either tomorrow or Saturday as I am super busy. Want to give Alessandro a chance to respond as well.
In addition, I have brought two new players on board. Looking at my overall goal for the Storyline, I felt a few more players would give the feel I was looking for, mostly due to the way things played out based on character interactions. They will be introduced this night.
Once this night is done, at least two more of you will be embraced.
We will take Downtime after that. Downtime will consist of a list of actions/goals you want your character to achieve. These actions may succeed or fail depending on dice rolls and/or the planning you put into executing the ideas. The Downtime will only last two or three weeks. I will get into this a bit more once this night ends.
Post Downtime, you will ALL be Vampires. At that point, most of you will be spending a great deal of time together. This will be easier on me and will likely increase the posting rate so get ready for that.
I appreciate the time and effort all of you have put into hanging on in a Vampire game where for literally years you have been Humans. I have run Vampire for a lot of years with a few different groups and this is the best group I have ST'ed or played in by far.
And we tank you for dm'in this long also :) (says the last comer to this game, almost a year ago)
Downtime????
Sure sure...
Impatiently looking forward to it!
Indeed, I do look forward to spending the long nights alongside you all. Though not too long as there is work to be done.
Hmmm. Looks like two new and one returning player will be with the group relatively soon. Tis ok for me, I have a great deal of experience running large groups. :-)
Should be an interesting dynamic.
It is always nice to have someone come back.
Probably spend downtime on learning the clan discipline.....I just made fortitude part of the embrace, which seems normal to me, rather than the more mental changes...I have always done it that way. I question the multiple dots into a discipline that requires learning at creation.
The thread is updated for ALL players. Welcome aboard to some of you and welcome back Baldemar!
Thank you for having me back! I will read and post my reply in game tonight. Now to bed.
Wohoo. Just made my first post.
Any entertaining he does or other expenses he indulges in even if they may be work related in his mind are purely at his own expense as only the essential necessities of operations would be paid for by the bank.
Does Alessandro have any indication of Alyssa's reaction, or stress level? Why are people leaving?
Gotcha Bassiano.
Alessandro you cannot get a read on her at all, damn vampires and their lack of body language! If you want to know that answer you will have to ask in game :-)