Trade Goods rules question

[hammymchamham]

Re: leave it to the ham

leave it to the ham to state the case for a little dog....hmm now that I think about it he is very fond of little pathetic things like deep gnomes named finippir....who are obviously inferior to mighty drow named Tebryn.

You leave Fnipper out of this discussion...

 

[mystraschosen]

my apologies.... I think the dog costs more because it is more useful. I mean you could have your dog go fetch right,I doubt you could make your cow go fetch though...or stand gaurd for that matter.

 

[Vaxalon]

A pig is a direct means of production. Its value is its potential income, and nothing more.

A dog is a production multiplier. It makes you a better hunter/shepherd/whatever. That's why it's more expensive.

 

[Cygnus]

how much does a cow cost today? how much for a dog? and I'm not talking about the 'Free puppies.' A cow is what? 100 dollars. A good dog can be at least $400.

Actually, I was watching a program about the repopulation of wolves in the range areas, and the farmers were pissed about loosing cattle, the loss of each one cost them in excess of $1500, depending on the weight of the cattle.

Edit: failed typing check

 

[hammymchamham]

Yeah, my $100 price was based on a table...that I failed to read correctly. Whoops.

 

[Dash Dannigan]

And what would help prevent the loss of potentially thousands of dollars in cattle....how about a good pair of dogs?