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<blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 5596890" data-attributes="member: 25619">I would worry about whether the request makes sense in the setting:-- Should the NPC be able to provide it?-- Would the NPC want to provide it, or do they have other priorities?I would NOT worry about &quot;the market price of the desired ritual&quot; and other gamist stuff.&nbsp; (Caveat, I'm a grognard, raised on AD&amp;D and running 3.5e.)Instead, I worry about role-playing the NPC's, and having a setting that makes sense.So for the two requests you mentioned:1) Can someone at the university cast a ritual to help the university?&nbsp; The answer would be &quot;yes&quot; and &quot;good job&quot; to the player who thought of it.&nbsp; He might even get some XP for smart playing.2) Can we borrow a dozen town guards to help fight the goblin raiders?&nbsp; The in-character answer would be: &quot;No, we don't have that many guards to spare.&nbsp; There are GOBLINS out there -- we need every guard to defend the town (I assume you actually mean VILLAGE here -- not a place with a population of thousands).&nbsp; However, if you'd like, there's a shepherd who knows the hills -- she might be able to help you find their lair.&quot; (The shepherd will drop out once the PC's reach the dungeon site, since she's only a Commoner or Expert.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="haakon1, post: 5596890, member: 25619"] I would worry about whether the request makes sense in the setting: -- Should the NPC be able to provide it? -- Would the NPC want to provide it, or do they have other priorities? I would NOT worry about "the market price of the desired ritual" and other gamist stuff. (Caveat, I'm a grognard, raised on AD&D and running 3.5e.) Instead, I worry about role-playing the NPC's, and having a setting that makes sense. So for the two requests you mentioned: 1) Can someone at the university cast a ritual to help the university? The answer would be "yes" and "good job" to the player who thought of it. He might even get some XP for smart playing. 2) Can we borrow a dozen town guards to help fight the goblin raiders? The in-character answer would be: "No, we don't have that many guards to spare. There are GOBLINS out there -- we need every guard to defend the town (I assume you actually mean VILLAGE here -- not a place with a population of thousands). However, if you'd like, there's a shepherd who knows the hills -- she might be able to help you find their lair." (The shepherd will drop out once the PC's reach the dungeon site, since she's only a Commoner or Expert.) [/QUOTE]

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