Lagarde,
In 413 there was a great deal of testing, discussion, and input from all parties regarding the loot division. This documentation simply puts words on paper for those who have not been as involved in the loot division as say yourself or others. As I will be serving as War Chief for the upcoming gathering in New Acarthia, I am stating that the above is intended to be a guideline. It is not at this time a Baronial decree for I am sure that there will be debate and revision to these guidelines. Generally Town-wide initiatives only occur a couple times over the course of a weekend, so these guidelines and suggestions will only be in effect for those engagements.
Thank you for your questions.
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Archmage Rassiq Blackmoon,
I don't believe I've had the pleasure of being formally introduced to you just yet.
Well met indeed, please allow me the opportunity to respond to your commentary.
"Your town-wide initiative is nothing short of laughable"
I shall be happy to pass that comment along to interested parties.
"You cannot show up in New Acarthia once a month and force the adventuring class and mercenaries to hand over their hard fought spoils of war"
You are correct sir. I cannot in fact force anyone to do so, but I believe that you may be making some assumptions on my behalf sir. This plan is something the town has already been doing. For the last few gatherings, this system has already been in action (save for the additional bartering system for larger items) and has eliminated squabbling over division. As you have perhaps not been present, you may not have seen with your own eyes the community and equality that the good citizens of New Acarthia have espoused - even among the adventuring class. We actually devised this system to get more coin and loot to the adventurer class by forcing bidding on the larger items.
"I will not hand my loot over to some politician in the back of our ranks"
Your stance on this has been duly noted.
"Our team has our own "sweeper" who goes around during the fights, and gathers what we take down, ensuring that our fighters and healers don't have to be concerned with looting, and that no one steals from us during battle. If you are afraid of losing coin, we suggest you do the same."
As I've never had the pleasure of your wisdom and fortitude in battle, I know that you've not had the pleasure of watching New Acarthians from all walks of life gather the loot and deliver it to the individual marked for such a task. Our "Master Looter" serves as a central point for acquiring those items, ensuring that all who participated in the engagement are given as equal a share as possible - combatant, healer, and support alike. As I mentioned, this process was developed by commoner and noble together, and it only applies to the largest of engagements. I would never dream of depriving our tireless soldiers, adventurers, and combatants their portion of the spoils. The Baronial Offices welcome civil debate and discussion. I assure you, your words and commentary will indeed be taken into account.
"Each combatant is entitled to the spoils of war that he or she is responsible for taking down"
These guidelines are only in effect for one or two combats over a gathering. Smaller skirmishes are up to those participating (as noted in the document). Your comment would of course ensure that only front line aggressive fighters only see any coin. We have a whole population to consider sir.
"It sounds like the nobles are trying to legalize theft of what we deserve."
I assure you, it's quite the opposite. As previously mentioned, this is merely an expansion on the social norms that were already in place. That said, I will welcome feedback from all people who are a part of New Acarthia, yourself included.
Thank you for your input.
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This documentation was created in the interest of equality, and stimulating the economy of New Acarthia by putting more coin in the pockets of the adventuring class. If you have questions or comments, your inquiries are welcome here or in person.
Kindly,
Baroness K.W.Elavir