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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6137233">It may not, actually.&nbsp; In the long-rung, it might save him money.&nbsp; Lets assume that the farmer has a variety of costs to be paid.Lets say 30gp for yearly land rent.10gp for household costs(tools, food, etc...)10gp for paying &quot;protection money&quot;5gp for misc costs and maybe another 5 gp that he saves every year.Normally, the farmer must grow a crop each year, this entails sowing, tending, and harvesting the crops.&nbsp; That's a LOT of work.&nbsp; It damages his tools and it must be protected from vandals, the desperate poor, kobold raids and so on.&nbsp; Further, there's no guarantee that his crop will grow well and leave him enough to sell to cover his costs and pay the local land baron(who may take payment in the form of crops, or gold).&nbsp; The market is unknowable.&nbsp; Perhaps James down the road had a much better crop, harvested slightly earlier or something that would cause Farmer John to see poor business.By destroying his field and paying him the full value of his crops, Farmer John can now pay his landlord, he will likely save on costs due to not needing to tend the field, or may be able to plant a new shorter-term crop(Pumpkins perhaps?) or find a second source of income.&nbsp; He no longer needs to risk his life defending his field from vandals and kobolds, and might even be able to skip his protection money.&nbsp; Because of these factors, Farmer John both saves money, and has the ability to earn more money than he normally would.&nbsp; Possibly allowing him to buy a horse or even purchase the land he's on!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6137233"] It may not, actually. In the long-rung, it might save him money. Lets assume that the farmer has a variety of costs to be paid. Lets say 30gp for yearly land rent. 10gp for household costs(tools, food, etc...) 10gp for paying "protection money" 5gp for misc costs and maybe another 5 gp that he saves every year. Normally, the farmer must grow a crop each year, this entails sowing, tending, and harvesting the crops. That's a LOT of work. It damages his tools and it must be protected from vandals, the desperate poor, kobold raids and so on. Further, there's no guarantee that his crop will grow well and leave him enough to sell to cover his costs and pay the local land baron(who may take payment in the form of crops, or gold). The market is unknowable. Perhaps James down the road had a much better crop, harvested slightly earlier or something that would cause Farmer John to see poor business. By destroying his field and paying him the full value of his crops, Farmer John can now pay his landlord, he will likely save on costs due to not needing to tend the field, or may be able to plant a new shorter-term crop(Pumpkins perhaps?) or find a second source of income. He no longer needs to risk his life defending his field from vandals and kobolds, and might even be able to skip his protection money. Because of these factors, Farmer John both saves money, and has the ability to earn [I]more[/I] money than he normally would. Possibly allowing him to buy a horse or even purchase the land he's on! [/QUOTE]

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