10-12-2018, 10:01 AM | #11 |
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Re: running an inn: what skills?
Oh, the owner has quite a substantial level of Scrounging, and is looking for a manager who has the same.
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10-12-2018, 10:30 AM | #12 |
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Re: running an inn: what skills?
Most of the pub landlords/managers that I'm aware of spend most of their time behind the bar so Professional Skill (Bartender) would seem sensible even if there are other bar staff. You would need to be quite a big operation before the manager gets to be full time back office.
I'm guessing that the inn's staff is likely to consist of something like the following:
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10-12-2018, 10:51 AM | #13 | |
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10-12-2018, 11:16 AM | #14 | |
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But what I'm looking at is not primarily *motivation* to adhere to the owner's doctrines and instructions. Rather, it's ability to *apply* them to novel situations. I suppose in a sense this is "savoir-faire" in the original meaning, but the GURPS usage often seems to be about social polish and impressing those above or below you in Rank or Status. I'd also note that in talking about things like Code of Honor, I have in mind primarily the case of a roll for an involuntary relationship coming up as a 12 on 2d, giving automatic loyalty of 20. I don't think what Nergul is looking for could be covered by Slave Mentality, even though she's planning to buy a young ghoul woman from her mother or other older female relative; it's clear that she wants someone with initiative. But what I'm looking for is ethical or psychological traits that might result in total commitment to an unchosen relationship. I suppose Selfless might be one option, but I find it hard to imagine a ghoul woman as being Selfless; their default racial position is Selfish (12), and normal human cooperativeness is about as rare among them as Selfless is among humans. But Sense of Duty or Code of Honor might fit. If the question even comes up, of course; there's a good chance that the hireling will just accept being sold matter of factly as The Way Things Are, and perhaps be relieved when Nergul treats her somewhat generously.
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10-12-2018, 11:37 AM | #15 | |
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Which isn't meant as a criticism at all! Rather, it underscores how important the surrounding culture is to the answer to the original question.
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10-12-2018, 12:37 PM | #16 | |
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My experience is that at least big organizations are so consumed with discipline and accountability that it leads to a hierarchy totally obsessed with control and metrics regardless of the side effects. It doesn't matter what you really accomplish as much as having a paper trail that keeps your investors in denial. Of course, none of this is really a revelation that hasn't been satirized in depth by comics like Dilbert. |
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My girlfriend works in human resources. She isn't just an HR employee or even the HR director of the local branch, but the HR director for all the branches in the entire province. Even setting aside my feelings for her, this seniority, two degrees, and a two-decade career suggest that just maybe she's pretty good at what she does. I'm not saying she has Professional Skill (HR)-20, but she gets head-hunted all the time, so I'd say 15 wouldn't be unfair. Except . . . She constantly has her efforts diverted to tasks I'd characterize as "group hugs and teambuilding"; e.g., arranging birthday parties in the workplace, issuing holiday greeting cards, and days devoted to literal teambuilding games. Moreover, she gets micromanaged; one recent document went through 19 revisions at the "add a comma" level, which is a degree of fussiness I can't fathom despite being an editor. And there's an institutional obsession with ethics and accountability that has led to decisions like "Since work from home exposes the employer to claims that accidents at home are workplace accidents, nobody is allowed to work from home, however efficient they are." Consequently, her HR work has a tendency to fall behind and pile up. So her skill is capped at whatever the average Administration skill is in her organization, which seems to be in the 10-12 range on most days. The more senior staff who are ill or on vacation, the closer she works to her full potential.
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10-12-2018, 02:09 PM | #19 | |
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I have thought for awhile now GURPS could use more skill cap type skills Its a mechanic we already have that could use expansion. PS: Cribbing that innkeeper type/lens list for my campaign. Its a good start on a fast way to build an Inn as my players travel. Also DF: Fantasy 10: Taverns seems like it should be mentioned in this thread, Chapter 1 I think is useful here.
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10-12-2018, 03:03 PM | #20 |
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Re: running an inn: what skills?
Repairing/replacing equipment and acquiring supplies hasn't been covered yet. Depending on the setting this may involve the appropriate craft or farming skills* or possibly just area knowledge (local business)
*possibly just housekeeping
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