I did not say we should sell our ship and just fly over the seas. though its good to have the possibility if we need to, say, travel urgently during the winter. or are stranded. its good to have, but ships are still better
btw, is it theoretically possible for Halla, with perfected EWC, to just traverse the seas by flying over them? obviously she will have to stop for the night at some point, and probably make it to land once in a while to rest during the day, but is it possible?
Yeah, that should work if we just wanted to go somewhere alone. In fact, with the floating boat, we could even do this and bring some friends. Personally that strikes me as a lot more precarious than a trip by ship with a full crew, bit it ought to work.
btw, is it theoretically possible for Halla, with perfected EWC, to just traverse the seas by flying over them? obviously she will have to stop for the night at some point, and probably make it to land once in a while to rest during the day, but is it possible?
[X] Politely introduce ourselves and explain why we're passing through, including mentioning what goods we have. We thought we'd inform him as a courtesy.
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With all the eyes of the world at your back, you turn to meet it with spine straight and shoulders proud, "My name is Halla Sunshine, daughter of Steinarr Freedfire, and I come to give my greetings to Jarl Iwan!" Hamingja: 16 Successes
The name of your father ripples across the gathered Eikarmenn as muttered whispers rise. Iwan leans on a fist, eyes passing over his men before returning once more to you.
"I bid you welcome to Acorn's Hearth, Halla Sunshine," Iwan speaks up, his deep, timbre-filled voice putting a stop to the murmurs of his men. Waving his free hand your way, he beckons you closer, "Come, I wish to speak with you."
Eying Abjorn and Stigmar—the sole people you brought along—you take nod and climb the steps leading up to the high hearth. Jarl Iwan nods to one of his Ironmasks—the one seated across and to the left of the high seat—who silently offers his seat to you.
Taking it, you find yourself offered a number of fine foods and divine drinks—which you, of course, happily partake in. As you gorge yourself upon the feast laid before you, Jarl Iwan strikes up a conversation.
"I heard of your father's passing," Iwan closes his eyes in a solemn nod. "The loss of a man of his quality will surely be felt for generations." Silver-Tongue: 8 Successes
"Um, thank you?" You're not really sure what to say to that, but Iwan seems to take it in good spirits regardless.
"I'm told you came with cargo of hadingtree wood," when and how he managed to hear of that is a mystery to you—and one you suspect won't be answered anytime soon, unfortunately. "I wish to buy it from you, as many of my ships were damaged in a recent storm."
With a fingernail like sharpened iron, he scratches a series of runes upon a stick he produced from... Somewhere. Passing it your way, you find yourself face-to-face with a Steelfather's wealth.
He's offering you five ounces of silver per unit of hadingtree wood you've got on the Wavedancer.
What do you decide?
[ ] Take the deal
[ ] Counter-Offer
-[ ] Write in (Silver-Tongue, -1 Success for every Ounce above initial offer)
[ ] Refuse the deal
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After your meeting with the Jarl, you find yourself once more with free time on your hands. How do you want to spend it?
[ ] Look for people willing to buy and sell cargo
[ ] Mingle with the populace, see whose who in the city and surrounding lands
[ ] Listen to the local Skalds, learn what news there is in Denmark
[ ] Wander the roads, see what you can't find
[ ] Call it good and start planning the next leg of the journey
am I mathing right? We bought 8 units of hadingtree wood per unit of silver, and we can sell it for 5 units of silver per unit of wood? For a profit per piece of wood of 4 and 7/8 units of silver?
am I mathing right? We bought 8 units of hadingtree wood per unit of silver, and we can sell it for 5 units of silver per unit of wood? For a profit per piece of wood of 4 and 7/8 units of silver?
Technically, we could shop around looking for a better price, but that's a risk and this price is already great, plus we can improve our relations with this guy slightly by taking it.
Well, this is a much more promising start than our last trading venture!
Of course, in our last trading venture, we were trading among culturally hostile foreigners (the English) and we were desperate because we were shopping for grain to prevent a famine. Those aren't recipes for making massive profits.
Here, we are the ones who stand to make a massive profit because other people have urgent need for our goods.
Although it occurs to me, as a matter of devil's advocacy:
Anyone who becomes a jarl, Steelfather or otherwise, probably has more than a few tricks, gambits, and special abilities aimed at social activity and politicking. They are generally going to make a pretty good first impression on anyone they care to make a good first impression on. Blackhand's impressions and feelings may be canceling out some of those positive vibes, and then here we see said vibes full force.
Of course, in our last trading venture, we were trading among culturally hostile foreigners (the English) and we were desperate because we were shopping for grain to prevent a famine. Those aren't recipes for making massive profits.
We actually did make a massive profit on that trip, even ignoring the Food and mercenary work. That might be largely because we got the whetstone effectively for 'free', but the amount we were paid for it was significantly higher than even this.
This is a ridiculous profit, don't get me wrong, and we can maybe make more of one on the return trip, but just as a bit of fact checking the profits from our Wessex trip, even just from a trade trip perspective, were immense.