Aug 4, 2018 22:24:50 GMT
Post by lorekeeper on Aug 4, 2018 22:24:50 GMT
life in agresti |
bartering
As you may have noticed, we have no word count system, and nothing that generates money by the post. So, you may wonder, how, precisely, do you afford your potions and such?
Thing is... well, you don't. Although you may have come to Agresti with Poke on your person, it has no inherent value here - partially because there's no government, and partially because Frontier City isn't quite stable enough on its own yet to see any good in a monetary system. You can't eat coin, after all - and, given that many visitors to the region are temporary, amassing it when service could be provided instead has made it less than appealing.
So, when in Agresti, save your money and either trade your goods and Pokemon for other things you need, or call in a favor instead.
Favors can be earned by either taking up an occupation, completing tasks for others in the form of missions, or... well, on some occasions, asking. The last one might not always work if you're not a compelling sort, and you may find yourself paying in another way down the line... but hey, at least it's a quick way to get what you want! These favors can be traded in at the market for everything from pokeballs to property, depending on how much you've racked up over time. Everybody wants to help a hero!
... Or a villain, as the case may be sometimes. Prove yourself useful, and someone will always be there to help you out of... ahem... bad situations.
Like coupons or vouchers, favors are generally only good with the person or organization who gave them to you... but, well, everyone needs something. Sometimes businesses will let you pay in other favors - if the mart requires something from the guild, for example, they would likely be willing to barter with you for that. Don't have anything they'd want? Oftentimes, for smaller orders, most businesses will allow you to do work for them in exchange for your desired item or service as recompense. More on that below.
occupations
Or, you know, you can run your own business and control the lucrative trading economy yourself.
Occupations are basically services or items your character is able to offer. Maybe they were a doctor back in their home region? A baker? With a little persuasion, you can find a market for just about anything. But, how would that logistically manifest in terms of tasks outside of the role play? With prompts, of course!
Once per week, you'll be given a prompt on the occupation board, located under Frontier Today. This prompt could be anything - a word or line of dialogue you have to work into a paragraph or two about your character doing something, a question, or... well, just about anything, really. The specifics will be given the week of. For completing the prompt, you will receive between 1 and 5 Occupational Favors, depending on how put together the prompt is, how creative/entertaining you were with your response, and a secret requirement that will change week to week. These Occupational Favors can be used for any business as though it were a favor directly for them. Neat, right?
Occupational favors cannot be given between characters, however - they're good only for the account they're done on.
If you have a character that'd be less inclined to a full-time occupation, however, you're also free to take part time jobs for smaller necessities, like Pokeballs or Potions. This is when, instead of calling in a favor, you can instead opt into doing a flash prompt - that is, a prompt within a pre-established time limit - instead. If completed on time and to the satisfaction of the one who issued it to you, you'll get your requested items.
