The effect on the game as a whole of one player avoiding the cost of an
enchantment is pretty minor.
If you don't want the entire player population getting free enchantments, don't
hand them out. But, I doubt that the game is going to roll to a stop simply
because one player has such an item.
And, remember, it is just an item. They can be destroyed or stolen or in other
ways removed from the game. If, as a DM, you believe that the item is
unbalanced, get rid of it within the constraints of suspension of disbelief. If
you can't be bothered, then it probably isn't a problem.
Jim.
Quoting Phil Judd <pjudd@clear.net.nz>:
> Thank you for posting the Item in question.
> My Memory wasn't that good and it's better to look a the facts rather
> than rely on senility.
> I had thought you could get about 7 times the Myrrh out.
>
> So my maths comes up with for one session continuously (90 days):
> 134 items:
> Over 8 Ounces Black Myrrh = 1,675 sp.
> Or
> Pearls worth 200sp each = 26,800 sp.
>
> Using Andrews maths for ROI this would give it a value of:
> 33,500 sp for the Myrrh option.
> 536,000 sp for the Pearls
> (ignoring the anti-sap ability - I presume it is extra full bodied with
> "bounce")
> Instead of 2,500 sp
> Opps.
>
> We all know that many mages consider that reaching up into a wig three
> times per day "labour" it doesn't stop you training or adventuring.
>
> Actually my original assumption that the Myrrh was to be used as perfume
> (to go to all the court functions) still seems to make more sense and
> the pearl could be used to provide some instant spending cash or a
> reward to some flunky (A lady can't be expected to keep track of the
> worth of such things).
>
> I would tend to make a rather brutal change to this item by adding the
> line:
>
> "Items with a combined intrinsic value of no more than 500sp per season
> may be produced from this wig."
>
> I know that that still puts the value up under the ROI calculation but
> will cover a huge range of extremities.
> And it still furfills the purpose of the item to assist a Lady (Sera?)
> at court and protect her head from bumps.
>
> Regards
> Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dq-owner@dq.sf.org.nz [mailto:dq-owner@dq.sf.org.nz] On Behalf Of
> Michael Scott
> Sent: Thursday, 14 December 2006 6:58 p.m.
> To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz
> Subject: Re: [dq] Does Myrrh = Black Myrrh? / How much is a Pinch? /
> Items that make saleable goods.
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: pjudd@clear.net.nz
>
> >How much is a Pinch of Myrrh ?(Yes this is leading somewhere). A quick
> >Web check seems to imply between 1/4 and 1/2 a gram and there are
> >around 30 grams to the ounce.
> >
> >I would believe a Pinch is enough to use as perfume.
> >
> >3.
> >On of the characters (Sera Angellus - 9 Adventure Elven arth Mage) on
> >my adventure has a Wig that allows small things to be pulled from it.
> >Things like needles, Combs, A mouse and really small goods such as
> >actually might be hidden in a ladies wig (A Mouse?). There is a list of
>
> >20 - 30 things that's can be pulled from the wig.
> >
> >And you guessed it one of these is a Pinch of Myrrh.
> >The item has a value of a few thousand silvers I think nothing to big.
> >
> >The Extreme Stretch suggested by Michael is that there is about 14
> >Pinches to the ounce and between adventures Sera pulls enough Myrrh
> >(840
> >Pinches) from the wig to be the ingrediants for a High Rank Greater
> >Enchantment for all Four areas (12,000 sp worth).
> >Thus never having to pay for the Greater's.
>
> Not quite what I ment. I was suggesting that by providing a proportion
> of
> the materials myself I would get a discount.
>
> For your curiousities satisfaction;
>
> Wistria's Wig
>
> This is a powdered, stacked high court ladies wig. If it is worn there
> is a
> (hours worn x 5) percent chance that the lady can find one of the
> following
> items in it;
>
> A mouse
> A nip of brandy
> A 3' long ribbon
> A horseshoe
> A nasty hairpin (dagger stats)
> A pouch of snuff
> A peice of furit
> A cameo button
> A pearl worth 200sp
> A wraped truffle
> A dove
> An ace of Hearts (that matches any deck the wearer is using)
> A 3' long gold thread
> A powderpuff
> A pinch of black myrrh (need 16 to make a greater enchantment) An
> invertation to the next court function (any normal court) An exotic
> flower A small silver mirror A lacy handkerchief A lipstick
>
> The lady must state what she is looking for and she can look for
> something
> once every five hours.
> Incidently, the wig totally protects the wearer from being sapped. It is
> impossible to sleep in the wig.
>
> Cost 2500sp
> Anna Curise
>
> The way I look at it waring the wig for 15 hours I make three attempts
> per
> day First at 25% then 50% and finally 100% chance of getting what i ask
> for.
>
> So over a 3 month period takng averages
>
> 90 attempts at 25 = (1 in 4 chance of success) = 22 pinches
> 90 at 50 (1in2) = 45
> 90 at 100 = 90
> so after 3 months I have 157 pinches which = 9 and a bit ounces which I
> then
> use to defray some of the cost of my next greater, I spose I could just
> sell
> it or the pearl for the same effect I certainly didn't mean to imply I
> would
> be getting something for nothing. There is the mages labour and time for
>
> example and even a mid rank greater on 2 aspects requires about 6 months
> of
> myrrh prodution.
>
> As for the game I'm am quite happy to have forgotten items GMs don't
> want
> used and given the level of the party it proberly makes sense to for go
> a
> greater this session so as not to unbalance the party.
>
> On a personal note yeah I figure anna left off a zero but when I asked
> she
> stood by her evaluaton can't remember the reasons as it was 4 or 5 games
>
> back.
>
> TTFN
> Michael
>
> PS all I asked for was a immune to being sapped item LOL
>
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