Solonoid

Been throwing an idea around about a traveling market. Thought I would post and see what sort of feedback it generated.

Now either you play a crafter or most have an alt that is a crafter. It will be one or two nights a fortnight so as not to impact on other guilds and events to much.

The idea is to gather a few crafters and hold a market in a different town once a week / fortnight. The group will purchase their resources from other guilds to open up trade rather than get themselves. Funds made from the market go into a pot. A percentage goes to the hosting town, a percentage to restocking supplies and the rest divided amongst the crafters. The funds for the hosted town go towards guards to stop looters etc.

If the interest is there then one of each class is needed rather than having two or three multi skilled people. If it takes off then two of each. For example two tailors, one sells cloth the other leather. Two smiths, one supplies, one repairs or one does armour the other weapons. No one is in competition as the funds will be shared equally.

Comments and questions welcomed.

Angst

Great idea.

A travelling market was something the Serfs discussed doing once. I think it was either Nian or Jenny Wren who suggested it, but it never happened. Your idea develops this nicely.

I can't see it making a profit, or even breaking even, but that need not matter.

Tabbitha

I also think its an excellent idea,and once a fortnight is a good medium.

Sadly vendors for normal roleplay items are few and far between .So Id say you have a winner here and coupled with travelling,it opens up interaction with all areas of the community.

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Edmund Fairholm

I think every fortnight is too often.

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Decardo Imier

An excellent idea that has come up once or twice before. I think maybe once a month might be good as Gerbo is suggesting. Maybe say the first sunday of every month for example as that would be easy for all to remember.

You could ask perhaps for each guild to field some kind of trader or service ( fortune teller, horse seller etc etc ) to the event rarther than it all fall upon whoever RP's in that area.

It started before but did not get off the ground too well. The first i recall if my memory serves me well in Minoc near the tented area.

This was a really excellent event. I hope my words/idea are of some help.

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Thurban

Yes i totally agree and think you should push it further and use the roads to travel between your destinations. Im sure you could hire some bodyguards to protect you from the creatures that lurk in the wilds *smirks*

Idea's like this should be encouraged. You have my support if you need it

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Tabbitha

This is actually a new concept on the 'old market ' idea which as you rightly said ,lost momentum.

This would actually be a guild of just crafters,a bit like the KT crafters.

Further the idea would be that you would buy your resources actually from this travelling market ,every two weeks,as opposed to on auction sites,Luna vendors and/or in bulk from Faction Vendors in the case of reagents.

Hopefully this would encourage folk to travel to 'market' to purchase items from these travellers,thus creating instant roleplay fixes

Imagine going without a mount for two weeks until the next 'market' or ordering an item, ie a dress one 'market' and then not being able to collect it until the next market.


So the crafters guild would actually bring the goods and market to YOU andsell theirwares .
[ crafters in other guildsi.e Sally Buttons would not be excluded though,I am sure,but Solonoid is the one to respond here really]
Then see if 'every two weeks ' is to often *grins*

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Edmund Fairholm

Put up a notice of when and where the market is and I'll do my best to encourage what contacts I still have to go. Markets are generally all-round fun which everyone, regardless of their interests in RP, can enjoy.

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Solonoid

Thanks all for the feedback thus far. Have had some replies on F4G also that welcome the idea.

Let me ellaborate a little bit.

As Tabbitha mentioned it would be a guild of crafters. Crafters only too. So 'protection' moving to and fro would have to be hired. The hosting town would also be expected to supply some guards to keep law and order in exchange for a percentage of the markets takings.

I would hope to be booked to do a market by towns rather than have a planned route so as not to get stuck in a repetitive cycle. If towns wish to book a recurring date then that is different. Adverts will be placed in the usual places etc. Plus it would be in the towns interest to do a little advertising as well as the market themselves. The market could be booked in conjunction with another event like a joust for example. Each event complementing the other.

The market would be a place to both buy and sell. As crafters I think it would be a little more IC to buy in resources from suppliers. Maybe even trade items rather than use coin in some instances. If we had enough stock we could sell on also. Even possibly opening up trade between some parties that do not see eye to eye, with the market as a third party. Or all is hush hush.

For crafters already guilded then 'guest' stalls could be set up. I certainly would not want to exclude folks that wish to take part.

As for timing I think two weeks apart is a minimum. To arrange trade agreements, bookings and suppliers I would like to do IC as much as possible. Some of it will end up OOC here and there I'm sure. The organising could keep members quite busy. For others it would be a few days here and there for the actual market days and some preperation. Depends how 'hands on' people want to get I guess.

Think that covers most of it. Keep the thoughts and suggestions coming please.

Henry Winter B^F

"Traveling market"

If you can find some guards i'm sure we can organize some caravan raids or maybe a spot of slave trading in the gang’s town if you’re interested.