Obsidian Mining

[Tisiphone]

Yeah. We can dream.

A strange shadow stirs in the shade of the gigantic gate.
> contact flame eyed half elf scary death
> psi Oi there, Barby. There's a blue-robe leaving the west gates now. Ain't got but two guards.
> psi I got a buyer for his [item]...seven large.
> cease
Somewhere, a rogue Krathi sharpens his claws.

Wait, I've seen this scene before!

[Furious George]

I think the obsidian mining was a great idea when it was balanced out by the fact that the surrounding areas of Allanak was populated by insanely dangerous critters very close by the walls..

Problem is that they removed most of the danger surrounding the obsidian mines but they left the mines there..

The ratio of potential_danger to reward_In_sid is probably 1:5000

When it comes to danger outside Allanak, I got two words for you:
_GITH CAPTAIN_

[Malken]

When it comes to danger outside Allanak, I got two words for you:
_GITH CAPTAIN_

Not impressed at all.. Unless you tell me that you get ambushed by a _GITH CAPTAIN_ at least once every five times you go mining, my point remains.

[Furious George]

Not impressed at all.. Unless you tell me that you get ambushed by a _GITH CAPTAIN_ at least once every five times you go mining, my point remains.

Once upon a time, long ago, everything around Allanak swarmed with gith captains.  This was part of their actual, honest to God short desc.  And they were buff, the guage on if you were trusted to guide anyone outside the city.  "Can you take a captain?"  They were the scourge of the world and bane to everything that is dark and shadowy in Allanak.  Unless an army of raptors show up making camp outside of Allanak, I'll stay with my thinking that the golden age of doom around Allanak was when these wily bastards roamed the sands.

[Delstro]

What if you live in Australia and can only get off-peak times mostly? Surely you can't call it bad form then.

I'm saying if you do more dangerous things just because you think noone else is around, that is bad form. If you don't do it, then it isn't bad form.

[Malken]

Not impressed at all.. Unless you tell me that you get ambushed by a _GITH CAPTAIN_ at least once every five times you go mining, my point remains.

Once upon a time, long ago, everything around Allanak swarmed with gith captains.  This was part of their actual, honest to God short desc.  And they were buff, the guage on if you were trusted to guide anyone outside the city.  "Can you take a captain?"  They were the scourge of the world and bane to everything that is dark and shadowy in Allanak.  Unless an army of raptors show up making camp outside of Allanak, I'll stay with my thinking that the golden age of doom around Allanak was when these wily bastards roamed the sands.

Oh, well then I totally agree with you and if you read my previous post on page one, that's exactly what I'm saying.. Insane amount of money made quickly was balanced out by the extreme danger when you took a step outside of Allanak.

[Zoan]

I actually play this down as a soldier regarding criminals.

'What's he look like?' my superior would ask.

'Uhh, it's a feckin' neck, sir. Dirty, long-necked, pointy-eared, most like. Had a hood on, too, so dunno th' hair colors.'

[Qzzrbl]

On the subject of Obsidian Mining, I think it would be really neat for deposits to appear and disappear in different, randomized locations whenever a sandstorm blows through.

[Desertman]

On the subject of Obsidian Mining, I think it would be really neat for deposits to appear and disappear in different, randomized locations whenever a sandstorm blows through.

I have wanted this for a very long time. Sometimes they might be close to the city, easy sids, sometimes they might be sparse and FAR in the distance, so if you want to mine sid this week, group together, or wait until the wind blows up better deposits.

I would love to see this.

[brytta.leofa]

On the subject of Obsidian Mining, I think it would be really neat for deposits to appear and disappear in different, randomized locations whenever a sandstorm blows through.

I have wanted this for a very long time. Sometimes they might be close to the city, easy sids, sometimes they might be sparse and FAR in the distance, so if you want to mine sid this week, group together, or wait until the wind blows up better deposits.

Tritto.

Plus, simply having to search for deposits adds to the risk.

[Bogre]

F/A=P

[manonfire]

F/A=P

FAPFAPFAPFAP.

[Dakkon Black]

It would be nice to see all the resources (for the most part aside from say ones in cave's etc) move with storms. This code is in place for spice, so hopefully arm2.0 will be more attuned to that sorta thing in areas where the geography changes.

[Kill4Free]

Yes, obsidian mining is fairly profitable, and the dangers that many people were emphasizing were over stated.  But there are tons of other things people can do if they wish to make a lot of money.  Pretty much any lumberjack at 40 sid a lot would very safely earn nearly as much as a sid miner.  Most crafters, if they at least had some practice in their profession can make quite a bit as well, you just need to make PC contacts to get the right materials, since the shops usually buy them for about 1/3 at best of what the same item crafted into something will sell for.

I wont say that obsidian mining wont get you rich, but I am saying that most things, if a player knows what he is doing will get you rich, unless you are a basic, hire for wage fellow/commoner, who refuses to use an axe to chop wood, or a pick to mine, or his hands to craft.  Though even if you had no skills at all, you could purchase raw materials from other people, then get someone else to craft them for a small fee, then sell to a third person.  All you need is arms to do that.

Though probably only a ranger or a soldier is a more dangerous way to earn coin then an obsidian miner.

[FantasyWriter]

I used to raid-bait with my Krathi.

Good times.

Hm... think I lost a few PCs to you.