Economic Events - Part 2
Those who are interested and meet the critera in the previous Economic Events post (and what will also be displayed) here may now send their apps to the events email. It is recommended however that the following be reviewed first...
Premise: Economic Events (if you are familiar with the previous incarnation) are something of an extension of the previous 'Trade Events'. The idea behind Economic Events is to provide mechanical representation for yet another facet of play not necessarily directly related to political action and movement. Economic Events are provided under the understanding that like all events there is both a chance of gain and loss. It should also be noted that if a country does not wish to recieve Economic Events, it simply shall not and that does not in any way indicate that said country is any less of an economic power than its peers.
Application: For one to recieve Economic Events they must submit application to the events inbox (medievalevents@yahoo.co.uk) with "Economic Event Application" in the subject header. Other subject headers may lead to your application being deleted before I even look at it. That said not all countries may apply and expect to recieve an event, only those countries whose players have put substantial effort into roleplaying the lives, activities, etc. of those associated with the economic condition of the country. The following criteria must be met to recieve an economic event by application...
A: Player must have been in his current role for at least one game year, approximately one month real-time. (short abscences will be considered on a case by case basis)
B: Player must have shown dedication and effort in roleplaying the economic facet of his country.
C: Player cannot be currently under the effects of previous economic events.
Q&A
How do Economic Events differ from the previous Trade Events? Economic events will have longer duration, will not be run at regular intervals, will have more varied effects, will be rolled in different fashion and be affected by a different modifier system, they are also subject to more criteria.
Why the one game year waiting period? All countries progress together through time, and much is relevant. This is why tech values don't increase over time for instance. It is logical to assume that no significant economic effect other than the usual highs and slumps could occur due to specific activity in a shorter timespan.
Will there be modifiers as per the previous activity modifiers? Yes, modifiers will range normally from -1 to +2 on an applied event. Modifiers will be based upon activity, geography, history (real and in-game) and dedication, no country under any circumstance will recieve a +2 on their first applied event, and +1's will be rare. -1 will be the base modifier. Lower modifiers will certainly be possible on event triggered economic events.
How will the event table be structured? The event table will be designed to give a bit more flavour to the results, both negative and positive (which on a straight roll should have roughly equal chances). The table will be low negative, high positive and as I plan it to have varying effects within each result. That is not all "Inflation" results will be the same, this to allow further player customization in their relevant RP.
How will the rolls and modifiers be done? The roll will, as per all my events, be 1-10. However there will be two rolls, the first unmodified, the second modified. The average then of both rolls will be used to determine result (which may have yet another sub-roll).
Why two rolls? To normalize effects toward centre and to make the highest and lowest results more rare and that much more noteworthy for RP and mechanical purposes.
Wouldn't having a modifer on only one roll cheapen the modifer and thus make all the RP not worth it? Only if you are doing the RP for the wrong reason. Modifiers are not quite so cheap however as they will affect your highest and lowest possible results. -1 will make a 10 impossible (instead counting as a 9) and +2 would make a 1 impossible (instead counting as a 3).
Isn't this basically gambling with my country's stats? Yes.
Were you aware that the declining number of pirates since the 1800's has been in direct proportion to the rise in global temperatures?
Yes, i'm quite aware.
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If you have any other questions, concerns, compliments, or random thoughts concerning the Economic Events, drop me a pm. I will be accepting applications probably for the next week, I will update on that in the coming days.
Cheers,
-Katz.
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