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<blockquote data-quote="BlackMoria" data-source="post: 1640114" data-attributes="member: 424">Understandable.&nbsp;&nbsp; My decision was a exercise in logic.&nbsp; There was discussion on the Eberron boards about the earning potential of population and it was something like 1% of the population could afford to use the lightning rail on a 'cash for passage' on any sort of regular basis.&nbsp; Given the cost of constructing the lightning rail lines (the cost is the principle reason why some of the destroyed lines have not been repaired two years after the war), it didn't make sense to me that the line would be built to service a population base of 1% of the population.Which is why I reduced the fare. It makes more sense to me to collect 200gp for a trip that normally would cost 1000gp from a number of people to whom 200gp is not a barrier, as opposed to a select few who can afford the 1000 gp price tag.Of course, plots and hooks having the players 'work' their passage off are completely viable.&nbsp;&nbsp; I only mentioned that a number of people on the discussion boards have done calcuations and find the lightning rail is very expensive given the demographics.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BlackMoria, post: 1640114, member: 424"] Understandable. My decision was a exercise in logic. There was discussion on the Eberron boards about the earning potential of population and it was something like 1% of the population could afford to use the lightning rail on a 'cash for passage' on any sort of regular basis. Given the cost of constructing the lightning rail lines (the cost is the principle reason why some of the destroyed lines have not been repaired two years after the war), it didn't make sense to me that the line would be built to service a population base of 1% of the population. Which is why I reduced the fare. It makes more sense to me to collect 200gp for a trip that normally would cost 1000gp from a number of people to whom 200gp is not a barrier, as opposed to a select few who can afford the 1000 gp price tag. Of course, plots and hooks having the players 'work' their passage off are completely viable. I only mentioned that a number of people on the discussion boards have done calcuations and find the lightning rail is very expensive given the demographics. [/QUOTE]

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