Tuesday, January 24, 2012

My friends! The bargains I have for you!


Merwik the Merchant, chief supplier of miscellaneous equipment in and around the Abbey of St. Emmet, now offers pre-selected dungeoneering packages.

7 comments:

  1. For those of you not enamored of clicking:

    Greetings friends! Are you in a hurry to get to the dungeon and find that gold? You’re in luck!
    BASIC PACKAGE
    simple Rucksack containing
    5 Torches
    Tinderbox
    Jug of Ale
    Rations, 1 week
    Large sack

    Only 20gp!
    Perfect for hirelings!
    DELUXE PACKAGE
    Backpack containing
    Lantern
    3 Flasks of Oil
    Tinderbox
    Wineskin, local vintage
    Iron Rations, 1 week
    50’ Rope
    Large Sack
    CHOICE of Crowbar
    OR Hammer & 12 Iron Spikes

    A mere 60gp!
    SPECIALIST PACKAGE
    Backpack containing
    5 torches
    Tinderbox
    Wineskin, local vintage
    Iron Rations, 1 week
    CHOICE of Silver Holy Symbol
    OR ahem, “Specialist” Tools
    OR Paper, Ink, Pens

    On sale this week for 45gp!
    VAMPIRE HUNTER’S KIT
    Small Sack containing
    Wooden Crucifix
    Vial of Holy Water
    3 Bulbs of fine Garlic
    Mallet & 3 Stakes
    Silver Dagger

    A steal at 75gp!

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  2. My hunch is each package has some carefully-planned lacuna which Myrddin exploits.

    And watch out for Wessex crowbars.

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  3. Neat! I think that I'll add this page to my "Player's Package"* (which will consist of a copy of my house rules, price list, and game description, along with a copy of the Quick Primer for Old School Gaming).


    *kekeke!

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  4. The adventurer boom has clearly dangerously destabilized the gold standard. Think of how many 'basic package' equivalents a miner would go through before he'd be able to mine 20 GPs of gold. Time to start stockpiling potatoes.

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  5. Anonymous3:14 PM

    Tunnels and Trolls 5e did it first

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  6. Did what first? Fast packs of equipment? Not on your life, anony-dude.

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  7. LOL @ specialist as euphemism.

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