As many people know, we attempted a new (old?) process of dividing up loot from our large town battles last gather. It worked fairly well but there were some tweaks that needed to be made. Belswin and I solicited feedback from quite a few people and we came up with a process we are going to attempt to use for this upcoming gather. Please understand that this is a work in progress and that we will have to make some changes as time goes on. We just wanted full disclosure on the process.
What is loot sack?
Loot sack is a way of distributing loot from our large field battles to the entire populous in a fair manner without being overly complex.
Who is in charge of loot sack?
There is no one “in charge” per say but for now Goodman Belswin and Squire Kendrick are heading up the initiative. We are looking for more volunteers to help out in the future. If interested, come talk to us. If you don’t know who they are, ask around, they will show you what the loot sack looks like and who is carrying it.
Do I have to do loot sack?
Nope, it’s completely optional. But on the other hand if you choose not to participate, no double dipping. Meaning, don’t decide to do it for one battle where you don’t personally loot anything good and then opt out the one time you loot a magic item. That’s just not nice. In or out, that’s our motto.
How does it work?
Basically everyone throws all the loot into a sack from a large battle where we declare loot sack is in place. If you are in the battle you put the name on a list after the battle. The loot gets all changed out to coin and then everyone that was on the list gets a cut of the coin.
What is my responsibility in the loot sack?
Your responsibility is to make sure that your name gets on the list after each big battle so you can get a share of the loot. If you want, you can have one person on your team to write down your name, but if it doesn’t get on there because your friend forgot to write it down, please don’t come complaining to us.
You then are responsible for picking up your share (or having your team pick it up) before we leave New Acarthia on Sunday.
If you are interested in buying out any battle magic scrolls, weapons, components, armor, potions, or alchemy, you need to come see the person doing the loot split immediately after the fight.
If you are interested in bidding on any of the larger items (formal scrolls, catalysts, magic items), then you need to show up for the auction. The auction time and process is listed below. We will attempt to announce what dropped as soon as it is IDed. At any point you are welcome to come ask what dropped to anyone doing the loot sack.
When will auctions happen?
Auctions for large items will happen at 9:45 am on Sunday in Deepjug tavern. If there is a fight on Sunday morning after the normal auction time, we will attempt to do those auctions immediately afterwards. If we absolutely do not have time on Sunday, we will move auctions to either the dreamrealm or to the next gather.
If you can’t be at the auction (you need to leave site), you can leave a max bid for the item with the loot sack people. They will autobid you up to your max amount that you request. You will just need to insure that you leave the gold for that item with someone if you are leaving site. Or you can always have someone else bid for you.
What types of items will be auctioned off?
Battle magic scrolls, components, alchemy, non-magic weapons, armor, potions, and such will be changed to coin as soon after a big battle as possible. Just come buy them out for their base value or else we will have a merchant sell them for coin. Components we will just go around really quickly and do a quick bid on them after each battle.
Formal Scrolls, catalysts and magic items will be auctioned off on Sunday morning at 9:45 am. We will do an open bidding on them. If you are interested, please show up (or send someone to the auction) with the gold on you. We will announce what items dropped in what battle, please use the honor system and only bid on items that you were there for (unless you are bidding for another person that was there, that’s okay).
Sometimes special items will drop (artifacts). Those will be handled on a case by case basis and do not fit into the normal process. We will try and have full disclosure about these types of items.
When do I get paid?
We are going to try and just pay out everyone on Sunday to make it a little easier. We will see how that goes. If that doesn't work for you, come talk to us, we can make arrangements. If you have to leave early, we will hold over your loot for one month, and if you still don’t come pick it up, we will put it back into the pot.
What if there is leftover change from loot sack?
Sometimes we can’t split completely fairly, in that case if there is a bit of extra change, it will just go back in the loot sack for the next fight to help make change. Usually that amount will never be large.
Is this going to be perfect?
Nope, too many variables. We will try and be open and fair about the process but there may be times we have to make calls that change the process slightly. We will try and do our best job at announcing those changes and soliciting ideas. The best way you can keep informed is to ask questions and be involved in the process. This process is still changing and we are working trying out different things to see how it works.
Some might question whether this is the most fair way of handling loot, and that is a very debatable question. It is still a work in progress and we welcome suggestions from all citizens of New Acarthia on how to make it better but also keep it simple.
I accidentally messed up and added one of my personal items / some of my treasure into the loot sack, can I get it back?
We are reasonable people, and will give people the benefit of the doubt and help fix any issues you might have made.
If I have a problem with something regarding loot sack, whom do I bring issues to?
Please bring it to Squire Kendrick or Belswin. If you don’t feel comfortable bringing it to them, you are free to tell any noble your concern and they can come talk to us.
By my hand,
Squire Kendrick Eisenhal and Belswin Torrid
What is loot sack?
Loot sack is a way of distributing loot from our large field battles to the entire populous in a fair manner without being overly complex.
Who is in charge of loot sack?
There is no one “in charge” per say but for now Goodman Belswin and Squire Kendrick are heading up the initiative. We are looking for more volunteers to help out in the future. If interested, come talk to us. If you don’t know who they are, ask around, they will show you what the loot sack looks like and who is carrying it.
Do I have to do loot sack?
Nope, it’s completely optional. But on the other hand if you choose not to participate, no double dipping. Meaning, don’t decide to do it for one battle where you don’t personally loot anything good and then opt out the one time you loot a magic item. That’s just not nice. In or out, that’s our motto.
How does it work?
Basically everyone throws all the loot into a sack from a large battle where we declare loot sack is in place. If you are in the battle you put the name on a list after the battle. The loot gets all changed out to coin and then everyone that was on the list gets a cut of the coin.
What is my responsibility in the loot sack?
Your responsibility is to make sure that your name gets on the list after each big battle so you can get a share of the loot. If you want, you can have one person on your team to write down your name, but if it doesn’t get on there because your friend forgot to write it down, please don’t come complaining to us.
You then are responsible for picking up your share (or having your team pick it up) before we leave New Acarthia on Sunday.If you are interested in buying out any battle magic scrolls, weapons, components, armor, potions, or alchemy, you need to come see the person doing the loot split immediately after the fight.
If you are interested in bidding on any of the larger items (formal scrolls, catalysts, magic items), then you need to show up for the auction. The auction time and process is listed below. We will attempt to announce what dropped as soon as it is IDed. At any point you are welcome to come ask what dropped to anyone doing the loot sack.
When will auctions happen?
Auctions for large items will happen at 9:45 am on Sunday in Deepjug tavern. If there is a fight on Sunday morning after the normal auction time, we will attempt to do those auctions immediately afterwards. If we absolutely do not have time on Sunday, we will move auctions to either the dreamrealm or to the next gather.
If you can’t be at the auction (you need to leave site), you can leave a max bid for the item with the loot sack people. They will autobid you up to your max amount that you request. You will just need to insure that you leave the gold for that item with someone if you are leaving site. Or you can always have someone else bid for you.
What types of items will be auctioned off?
Battle magic scrolls, components, alchemy, non-magic weapons, armor, potions, and such will be changed to coin as soon after a big battle as possible. Just come buy them out for their base value or else we will have a merchant sell them for coin. Components we will just go around really quickly and do a quick bid on them after each battle.
Formal Scrolls, catalysts and magic items will be auctioned off on Sunday morning at 9:45 am. We will do an open bidding on them. If you are interested, please show up (or send someone to the auction) with the gold on you. We will announce what items dropped in what battle, please use the honor system and only bid on items that you were there for (unless you are bidding for another person that was there, that’s okay).
Sometimes special items will drop (artifacts). Those will be handled on a case by case basis and do not fit into the normal process. We will try and have full disclosure about these types of items.
When do I get paid?
We are going to try and just pay out everyone on Sunday to make it a little easier. We will see how that goes. If that doesn't work for you, come talk to us, we can make arrangements. If you have to leave early, we will hold over your loot for one month, and if you still don’t come pick it up, we will put it back into the pot.
What if there is leftover change from loot sack?
Sometimes we can’t split completely fairly, in that case if there is a bit of extra change, it will just go back in the loot sack for the next fight to help make change. Usually that amount will never be large.
Is this going to be perfect?
Nope, too many variables. We will try and be open and fair about the process but there may be times we have to make calls that change the process slightly. We will try and do our best job at announcing those changes and soliciting ideas. The best way you can keep informed is to ask questions and be involved in the process. This process is still changing and we are working trying out different things to see how it works.
Some might question whether this is the most fair way of handling loot, and that is a very debatable question. It is still a work in progress and we welcome suggestions from all citizens of New Acarthia on how to make it better but also keep it simple.
I accidentally messed up and added one of my personal items / some of my treasure into the loot sack, can I get it back?
We are reasonable people, and will give people the benefit of the doubt and help fix any issues you might have made.
If I have a problem with something regarding loot sack, whom do I bring issues to?
Please bring it to Squire Kendrick or Belswin. If you don’t feel comfortable bringing it to them, you are free to tell any noble your concern and they can come talk to us.
By my hand,
Squire Kendrick Eisenhal and Belswin Torrid
