[DGD] player economies: npc clients

[Shentino]

Admittedly I've never done anything like this in practice.

But I do like brainstorming.  if nothing else we're filling the
mailing list with wondrous debug info.

On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Noah Gibbs <noah_gibbs at yahoo.com> wrote:
> And yet you plan to enforce this, and usually can *only* enforce this, in a "we're pretty sure" way based on out-of-character data.  That sounds like it will interfere with a *lot* of people's enjoyment.
>
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> On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Jared Maddox <absinthdraco at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Noah Gibbs <noah_gibbs at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Sure.  And much like in the real world, this will sometimes stop cartels
>>>> and sometimes not.
>>>
>>> Works exactly as intended.
>>>
>>> I consider it good roleplay to try to run a cartel, just as much as
>>> trying to stop one.  So long as players aren't cheating by abusing OOC
>>> lines.
>>>
>>> I think Skotos's rules have this sort of IC vs OOC distinction and you
>>> can actually get slapped with an infraction for unfairly taking
>>> advantage of OOC information to advance an IC goal.
>>>
>>
>> Depending on the cartel, this could result in other player's enjoyment
>> being meaningfully reduced. Have you thought out any bounties/quests
>> or 'environmental' methods (e.g. bandits) to use if that happens (I
>> figure that in-game counters are the perfect way to deal with in-game
>> problems)?
>
> Yes, the idea of a wanted poster for a monopolist that is oppressing
> the king's peasantry does sound good.
>
> Bandits that prey upon the rich also sound good.
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