Unbalanced professions

[Elly-b]

Here's another point. A sword costs 90k if you buy from Hangtyr. I don't, but a decent sword usually costs about 20k.

Are you sure you haven't mixed trias/K's?   The most expensive set of weapons are clays that we sell for 280 circles which is not close to what you're talking about. Also consider the time a weapon smith invested in raising his skill to the point to be able to make those Q300 weapons. I play nearly 2 years now and trained only one type of weapon making and I'm nowhere close to make one at least in the "finest" range.

[Sarva]

Thanks BoevenF for that observation. Yes the reality is that some professions are going to pay better than others. Just look at the real world. Does working in a fast food restaurant pay as well as being an investment banker or a lawyer ? I can just see some people now OMG how come I'm not making $1,000 an hour flipping burgers  like that fancy lawyer does?

[Tzarhunt]

Hey look I've been mastering tabletop RPG for like eight years (and even had a short experience working with writers and editors) and I'm pretty sure realism is only a good idea until a certain point. It's sure quite lame but if you want a RPG to be enjoyable you have to sacrifice some roleplay to gameplay...
This said, I didn't mean to support that profession have to be balanced, it just made me quite angry that some people tend to say they are!

And by the way, only master smiths was rich, and all the others was to work for free to craft weapons for the armies, or really poorly paid to make wargear for mercenary parties.
How rich do you think a miner was?

Also Sarva it takes much more time to become a lawyer or an engineer than what it takes to be a waiter!

[BoevenF]

This is not a game about middle age, and never will be. The settings are different, the history is different.
There are things possibly borrowed from our ancient history, but they must have their own development.

An artisan could surely be  wealthier than a warrior in backgrounds like Yliakum

The realism I'm talking about, it's obviously proportionate to the settings of this game in particular, and every RPG needs flexible logic to be playable, being D&D, GURPS or whatever.

Edit: when, in a far future, my grandchildren will see the Version 1.0.0  the game will be different from now, and so the gameplay and expanded backgrounds. For me that's a thrilling reason to stay here and participate, one step at a time.

[Tzarhunt]

Alright, now that sounds convincing to me! What you talking about is more about coherence than realism then, I guess (though I'm not born anglophone but people always do this peculiar confusion in my language).

Well, still I would be glad to now why one can get such a price in a place where ore is that abundant!! I mean Iron is easier to come by than apples! (no agression here, I'm no background expert and really would like to know  )

[Hangatyr]

Here's another point. A sword costs 90k if you buy from Hangtyr. I don't, but a decent sword usually costs about 20k.

Guess I have to set something clear!
Pal I don't know where you're getting this number from, but definitely not from Keella or me!
If you or someone else buys a sword of finest quality he/you will pay 15.625 trias for a single sword. Nothing more, nothing less. Which is way far from your mentioned 90k. Next time your are referencing me. make sure to talk to me at first!

[RlyDontKnow]

Here's another point. A sword costs 90k if you buy from Hangtyr. I don't, but a decent sword usually costs about 20k.

Guess I have to set something clear!
Pal I don't know where you're getting this number from, but definitely not from Keella or me!
If you or someone else buys a sword of finest quality he/you will pay 15.625 trias for a single sword. Nothing more, nothing less. Which is way far from your mentioned 90k. Next time your are referencing me. make sure to talk to me at first!

probably been fooled into paying the old prices by someone (as ~100k for a *pair* is what you payed for q300 sabre some years ago)

[Hipie_Froboz]

I'm pretty sure the last time I asked... about a year ago, it was something ridicoulous like that

[Earowo]

i dunno, i've played this game for 2 years, the most a pair of sabres has ever costed me is 30k a pair