Markets

[Silent Hunter UK]

Looks good. What about stationery? PCs do need to write things down. Also maps?

[rcaf_777]

Originally Posted by Silent Hunter UK

Looks good. What about stationery? PCs do need to write things down. Also maps?

Never though of that thanks, maps are covered under the intelligence services, but I think now I should add it in.

I am also going to add Poultry under food as I can see people selling chickens, ducks, pigions in cages

[Olefin]

I would add the following to the fuel (black market)

Diesel fuel (well refined)
Jet fuel - which could be Jet A or Jet A-1 (in Europe) or Jet B for cold weather use
Also the different military variants including JP-4. JP-5 and JP-8

Also you could have diesel available in the regular market as diesel (crudely refined) as per the Med Campaign module

[ArmySGT.]

The Market.doc

[rcaf_777]

Originally Posted by Olefin

I would add the following to the fuel (black market)

Diesel fuel (well refined)
Jet fuel - which could be Jet A or Jet A-1 (in Europe) or Jet B for cold weather use
Also the different military variants including JP-4. JP-5 and JP-8

Also you could have diesel available in the regular market as diesel (crudely refined) as per the Med Campaign module

Yes adding diesel fuel, both well refined and crudely refined is a good ideal, maybe coal too, but in the games vehicle rules Avgas is the only fuel used for aircraft so don't see the need to add any jet fuels

[Olefin]

the game is in error on avgas - you cant use aviation gas for jets and you cant use jet fuel for planes that run on aviation gas

and the military vehicles run on the JP-8 as well - thus jet fuel would be even more of a "treasure" because of its dual application

can add more realism to the market - "If its Jet Fuel you want then you won't find it here. I have heard of someone who does but you would have to go all the way to XXXXXX to get it. And it won't be cheap" - and bingo instant adventure - also adds a little Waterworld flavor to trading at a market as well - i.e. the bucket of dirt he brought to trade that was worth everything they had -

and who might want to go after the characters wondering if they have more stashed on them

[Rainbow Six]

I like this. I think it would be useful.

A couple of suggestions for services

Mercenaries.
Soldiers cut off from their units (whether unintentionally or not) could use the market as a place to hire themselves out as guns for hire, e.g. to merchants organising a convoy. Could be a way of introducing a new pc into a campaign

Labour force
A local strongman might have gangs of workers whose services he is willing to hire out for whatever reason, e.g. manual labour, and uses the market to try and find prospective customers. Could be legit or not.

[Olefin]

Originally Posted by Rainbow Six

I like this. I think it would be useful.

A couple of suggestions for services

Mercenaries.
Soldiers cut off from their units (whether unintentionally or not) could use the market as a place to hire themselves out as guns for hire, e.g. to merchants organising a convoy. Could be a way of introducing a new pc into a campaign

Labour force
A local strongman might have gangs of workers whose services he is willing to hire out for whatever reason, e.g. manual labour, and uses the market to try and find prospective customers. Could be legit or not.

I really like those additions - a market would be a perfect place to find people like that - if they aren't there directly there could be an "agent" who can direct you to them - for a fee of course