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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rothe" data-source="post: 2889178" data-attributes="member: 39813">Zoink!  Very unacceptable, then I was just about to come to the players defense, sort of.   On this I might let a player fast-forward through this if it is truly a mundane thing, i.e., gem shops exist for such things and it is done all teh time no questions asked, but with the following.  You are going to get the worse conversion rate, if 10& fee is standard, you pay 15%.  You have a chance of getting ripped off, the pearls are fake, have defects (so not worth 500gp although the right size, etc.).  Also, if not careful, they may be stolen goods, especially if you got a "one-for-one" exchange.  I'd probably go with that for this player.  Let him make his conversion.  Say it took some time to find a shop keeper that would give him the deal he was looking for, but he found a small shop in an alley that did.  What a score!  If he is going to do things by such fiat you get the say in the back story and this is not unreasonable at all.  Now he is in trouble with the law, when the righful owner shows up, maybe a powerful one, and he takes them to the shop it is gone.  He can turn over the gems, no harm no foul, or if he resists or doesn't have them all he is put under arrest.  Maybe even sold into slavery...hey there is your connection to his background.  Also, and even more serious, did he pay taxes on that transaction?  Tax evasion is a serious offense, it is just not breaking the law but threatens the entire underpinnings of the state economy and thus state security.  Sell him into slavery.I was going to say on the mundane shopping before that in a big city where scroll components are readily had, money converted to gems, etc. there are many thieves.  And guess what, at least IMC campaign, they like hang out and pick pockets where the money is, i.e., near spell component shops and gem shops. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  So if you don't know the streets, get (hopefully) a reputable guide, there is a base chance you get pick pocketed without recourse.I'm not trying to drive my players to interact with everything, personally I'd like some interaction 5-10 minutes say of game time per day of mundane activity, fast forwarding if just sitting in a room, doing very little; but I do not like complete player fiat.On his play style, I would guess it is butt-kicker.  I've a strong tendancy to tactician and love the battle planning, but if you put a timer on me I'd love it even more.  I crave having to make that snap tactical decision.  On carrying 9 crossbows and 9 spears, I mean get real.  (Sorry, did I use the R word in a game discussion <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />).  I like to strip a dungeon as much as the next guy, but I'll abide by encumberance considerations (and the ones in D&D are very generous). Again part of the tactician bent, getting as much out as I can under the limitations of encumberance is enjoyable to me.  I wouldn't give up on this player yet.  He may have a very useful role.  He seems to relish the tactical aspects of combat.  That means you can throw more complex challenges against the party and he can handle it.  On the other aspects, maybe the other characters can handle that for him for a small fee.  At the table he may need to realize there are other gaming styles so why he loves to lavish over combat, others want to interact with the locals.  Maybe during this time he can look at the books and think up new powerful spell combos to use in their next encounter.EDIT After a little more thought, I think my first reaction was too harsh.  He may have thought the conversion was no big deal and might be happy to pay the conversion fee.  He may also feel he's taking care of things to help out, speed up play and make his character more useful.  I apologizie for jumping to conclusions.</blockquote>

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