[Discuss] Re: Feature request - getting gold from family estates

[Timothy Collett]

Pursuant to a conversation on IRC, I've come up with my own variant  
of this suggestion:

Rather than make it dependent on family wealth, make it a relatively  
constant value across all families.  *However,* it should vary based  
on the morale, population, and production of the family's home region.

The theory:
Every noble family, no matter how poor they might be monetarily, will  
still have their tract of land, which they can rent, farm, etc.  That  
will allow them to make money at a reasonably constant rate, given  
good conditions.  We can assume that noble families are pretty  
resourceful, so that someone in the mountains might sell timber, or  
offer guide services, and someone in badlands might own the rights to  
some gem/mineral deposits.  That way, no one is penalized for the  
luck of the draw in where their family lands are.

The practice:
This will give people a real connection to their family home.  Not  
only will they have an incentive beyond mere RP to keep people from  
looting it, or fighting lots of battles there, it will be a reminder  
to them that their home is there, still doing something good for  
them.  It will give people a serious reason to push for peace, if  
their home is a disputed region getting fought over, or looted time  
and again.  It will make people care about the NPCs--and realize that  
not all NPCs are peasants.

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family

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"Those who take the time to argue will rarely be swayed."
  - Dave Shea




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