[Discuss] Adventurer emigration

[John P. Murphy]

On Sep 12, 2007, at 4:29 PM, Jeremy Stephens wrote:

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> Stephens
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:05 PM
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> Subject: [Discuss] Adventurer emigration
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> I'd like to request that Adventurer's be given the option to emigrate
> now that they are on "stable".  As they have no "ties" to a realm per
> se, they tend to be free spirits that drift from place to place more
> readily than a normal noble who has estates and notoriety somewhere.
>
> As 50 gold is likely way out of reach for most Adventurers, I'd also
> propose that the emigration fee be "worked off" by serving on the  
> boat.
> Meaning that instead of it taking a couple days for the "voyage", that
> it really takes 5 to 7 days with the extra time being the time that  
> pays
> for their passage.   Maybe even provide a small chance that they could
> stow away on a ship and, if successful, it drops them in some random
> port on some random island.  Also, any recommendations gained would be
> lost when emigrating as would any unique items in their possession.
>
> Thoughts?

Why not just lower the amount it takes to emigrate?  Adventurers  
aren't going to demand the kind of accommodations that nobles will:  
they'd be happy for a bunk and something to eat.

This raises the larger question of game costs for adventurers.  I  
recently had one stuck in prison, with a ransom set for about 100  
gold.  Unless the intent is that adventurers can never be ransomed,  
shouldn't the amount be a lot lower?  Conversely, why do adventurers  
have access to the academy at such low prices?  Shouldn't they have  
to pay a premium to have access to teachers for nobles?

John