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Mind-bogglingly popular game series that you follow from early on and cannot stop, waiting for new installment like a drooling addict.

Long-runner soap opera you're too invested into to just stop watching it.

A fun little comic strip in the daily newspaper that's been around forever.

3/6

Who said it's fun? I didn't for sure.

I'm just waiting here for it to die horribly already so it will stop showing on my Unread Posts list.

[Haspen]

You agree to meet with the Agaresian merchants.

1102 AD, Midwinter

It sure took them a while to get to your palace.

Twenty five men arrive at your castle, riding formidable, grey-skinned giant lizards. The men are all bearded, wear fur clothing and conical straw hats. Curved swords, axes and broad knives are hanging at the belts of twenty men who travel in lines behind the five men at the front. Several more lizards are without riders but are carrying heaps upon heaps of furs, various bags and crates.

The five Agaresians appear before your throne, depositing luxurious furs at your feet; white fox, black sable, ermine and mink, plus a bear fur cloak adorned with golden thread. They describe this particular collection as gifts, rather than commodities they want to sell, for you and your beautiful wife.

What strikes you is that the Agaresians seem to be bilingual; using a guttural, alien language between themselves but also speaking the local language of Methiant peoples with certain ease.

"It is most honor to see the King of Methiant. We come far from the land of Agares, where the good King Atulov rules. We brings gifts and we bring words of the good King; he wishes to learn more about this land and to obtain its riches, as we heard the land is prosperous and full of ores and gemstones." They then list what they have to offer, or rather, what King Atulov has to offer.

In return, they would accept locally mined silver, gold, copper or gemstones, either in raw, processed, or crafted forms.

The Treasurer and the Advisor both remind you that you have none of these currently available, unless you wish to break the trade agreement with King Elran III of Eldrican (the near-exhausted silver is not even an option). Thus, first of all, you decide to...

A) Tell the merchants that you have nothing to sell and have to dismiss them empty-handed.
B) Try to persuade the merchants to accept hard Methiant coinage in exchange for their wares.

[Kashyyk]

Hmm... B I think. Foreign friends are always good.

[Puppyguard]

B

[omada]

B Charismatic guy gonna do his work, worst roll will still get a bonus

[crazyabe]

B. Lets roll a 6!!!

[10ebbor10]

What is our coinage made of anyway?

I mean, surely it would fall under some version of processed silver, copper or gold.

B

[Aseaheru]

 Well, copper coinage traditionally has had a fair few issues, but yeah, we probally use silver or gold coins. B.

[VoidSlayer]

They may even be debased with tin or even wood inside but copper outside.

B

[Prophet]

B

[helmacon]

B
but at some point we need to get the dwarves to take a look at our new mountainous area.

[Imic]

B
Couldn't we do negotiating?
Eventually, however, we should really find a new source of money.

[Haspen]

You try to convince them to accept locally minted coinage instead of metals and gemstones.

4*

They quietly argue between themselves for a while. Two merchants however dominate; they wear simple silver chains compared to their three compatriots who wear more elaborate but iron chains. You wonder if its of significance. They finish their discussion and turn to you.

"Very well. King Atulov will be glad to receive coins, even if they're foreign and thus of no certain purity. I'm sure we can establish a trade of one item for your coinage." Success! Even if minor one, but still success nonetheless!

You decide to try and establish an exchange for...

A) Luxurious furs and skins for your nobility.
B) Precious salt that is rare in these parts.
C) Agaresian steel, which they make in huge amounts.
D) Eggs of giant lizards, their fearsome mounts.
E) "These are fine goods, but is there anything else you or your King could offer us?"

[crazyabe]

(A) - Happyness
(B) - Wealth, Possibly happiness or pop
(C) - Military, Possibly wealth
(D) - Military, possibly death and chaos when they break lose and eat the peasants.
(E) - Got anything better? this Might just be a waste of your time.

I Vote C

[helmacon]

D

once we have them we can raise our own lizards when the trade route stops. It's the only one that ensures continued benefit.

[Harry Baldman]

D

Dinosaur cavalry!