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avalononline2021-08-14 11:36 pm
forgeabettertomorrow) wrote in avalononline2021-08-14 11:36 pm
[VIDEO] | UN: HAMMERTIME
[The broadcast begins with a shot of Darin's forge, full of various workspaces and call kinds of tools. The forge itself is burning brightly in the center of the work floor and in the back you can see a waterwheel turning and depositing water into a small channel that Darin uses to pump water throughout the forge and subsequently his home.]
[He wanders on screen and takes a seat, addressing the camera.]
So, I've been doing a lot of thinking. Shocking, I know, right? But hear me out.
I've been here for about six months and my forge has been in business for the last couple. But with all of the different ways to facilitate trade between Camelot and its neighbors, I'm a little surprised to find there isn't some sort of business or merchant guild. At least none that I've found.
Anyway, I'm doing pretty well for myself financially, what with all of the quests and my forge and I got to thinking. How many of you have business ideas that need investors? Got an idea for a shop? Maybe even a product? Let's workshop it!
If there's anything I've learned, it's that plenty of alliances can be formed through good business, and with the recent business with Celliwig and Arthur, maybe it would be good to start finding ways to extend as many olive branches as we can...
So, who's got a dream they want to try and make a reality?
[He wanders on screen and takes a seat, addressing the camera.]
So, I've been doing a lot of thinking. Shocking, I know, right? But hear me out.
I've been here for about six months and my forge has been in business for the last couple. But with all of the different ways to facilitate trade between Camelot and its neighbors, I'm a little surprised to find there isn't some sort of business or merchant guild. At least none that I've found.
Anyway, I'm doing pretty well for myself financially, what with all of the quests and my forge and I got to thinking. How many of you have business ideas that need investors? Got an idea for a shop? Maybe even a product? Let's workshop it!
If there's anything I've learned, it's that plenty of alliances can be formed through good business, and with the recent business with Celliwig and Arthur, maybe it would be good to start finding ways to extend as many olive branches as we can...
So, who's got a dream they want to try and make a reality?
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Yeah well, back home, magic was one of the key factors behind the entire social caste system.
The point is, the people working in the mage guilds didn't work a lot with those of us in the trader guilds. Every now and then they'd approach us with 'special interest' projects but most of the time they kept their secrets while we did our thing.
Which, as a blacksmith, is a shame. We've figured out how to crystalize mana into gems that we've just begun using to advance our technology. I have a laundry list of things we could do with that kind of material. In fact, it was the basis for Naoto's prosthetic.
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I understand why that would be frustrating, I've seen amazing things come about by combining magic with technology. At the same time though, I know how dangerous such a thing can be in the wrong hands. Have the mages of your world ever given a reason why they prefer not to collaborate with traders guilds, or is that just the way it is?