Hi there,

This is the OOC thread for the merchant expedition led by ArenTrel (character name here when we know what is is!).

Please keep ALL OOC chat in this thread except for dice rolls, which are allowed in the IC thread.

Let me know if/when you've recruited any players and I'll add them to the group.

It's worth thinking about the sort of goods you'd like to carry and how you're going to travel.

Profit margin is likely to be mazimum 40% or so before expenses.

You'll need to think about things like:
Foot or horse?
Mules for carrying goods?
Carts?
Any extra guards and how many people will be going in general?
Roughly where you'd like to go (I'll be adding more countries if that helps).
How much you can afford to pay any folk you take with you.
Will you be traveling as your own expedition or tacking onto a larger group for a while?

I think you'll be starting in Port Duross - it's not as large as Caer Anddross but you're more likely to get exotic goods at trade prices. Also you'd then have the option of taking ship if need be.

Myn Itzal has been recruited.

As for the rest I will get back to you on that part, I have work shortly.

Itzal Myn also!

Oh yeah, sorry. Have like three people with similiar names.

Oh, I thought you hired us both...

as for he similarities... agreed, but mine is "it's all mine"....I love that...but still not enough to differentiate...

Good thing I knew who you really meant ;)

The other two will be changing their names, they're still working on their characters at the moment.

Only hired one person so far.

Had a chance to think about those questions yet?

Also did the two of you agree on a wage?

It looks like it'lll just be you two on the expedition, plus any NPCs you hire.

Workin' on it...

He would likely be payed the standard wage, whatever that is of course. As for hired NPCs, it would just be the usual amount of guards for such a trip and back, with the addition of any other merchants who want to join forces, as well as any passangers.

Well, the reason I asked was that there is no usual amount - it's down to the individual merchant and what they can afford, and how much protection or accompaniment they feel they need.

I'll give you a choice:

If you're following an established trade route, you can join a caravan. If you do this, you'll need to either buy a wagon or try and hire a place on someone else's. Protection on these journeys is generally either provided by the leader, or by everyone pooling together, so you can have as few guards or assistants as you like.

Alternatively, if you want a bit more flexibility you could put together your own little train - buy a couple of wagons or carts, hire two or three more guards and a couple of drivers.

OR, you could travel light - just the two of you and your horses.

As for Itzal Myn's wage, I believe the last caravan I ran paid the player-character guards 2GP per day, but that was a rather fantastic wage. So, probably 1GP per day would be fair for Myn, less if you think stinking halflings are worth less.

"Are we even worth half that?" whimpered the abused little one.