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<blockquote data-quote="green slime" data-source="post: 4876992" data-attributes="member: 1325">Yes, it is broken.But there is a safety feature. In most medieval, (preindustrial) fantasy worlds, someone will be hard put to dump 5,000 flasks of alchemist's fire on the market. Not only will there be no single buyer (no shop on earth has 5,000 examples of any single item), where does he plan on storing all these flasks until they are bought? Consider the space required for 5,000 cups. Lastly, remember, in a medieval universe, there are also guilds which jealously guard their methods and domains. Not only are they very concerned about their livelihoods, in many cases they are also connected to nobility and the ruling classes, and have a large degree of temporal power, due to their accumulation of wealth over generations. Some upstart wizard thinks he can corner the global market for an item through a nifty spell? The personal consequences could be very serious. Suddenly, no one sells him anything. Suddenly, he is no longer welcome into any major cities. Suddenly, his former colleagues and associates no longer speak to him.Finally, point out that this game isn't called manufacturers and shopkeepers, but if that is the kind of game he wants...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="green slime, post: 4876992, member: 1325"] Yes, it is broken. But there is a safety feature. In most medieval, (preindustrial) fantasy worlds, someone will be hard put to dump 5,000 flasks of alchemist's fire on the market. Not only will there be no single buyer (no shop on earth has 5,000 examples of any single item), where does he plan on storing all these flasks until they are bought? Consider the space required for 5,000 cups. Lastly, remember, in a medieval universe, there are also guilds which jealously guard their methods and domains. Not only are they very concerned about their livelihoods, in many cases they are also connected to nobility and the ruling classes, and have a large degree of temporal power, due to their accumulation of wealth over generations. Some upstart wizard thinks he can corner the global market for an item through a nifty spell? The personal consequences could be very serious. Suddenly, no one sells him anything. Suddenly, he is no longer welcome into any major cities. Suddenly, his former colleagues and associates no longer speak to him. Finally, point out that this game isn't called manufacturers and shopkeepers, but if that is the kind of game he wants... [/QUOTE]

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