[DF] - Party wealth disparity

[Kuroshima]

Originally Posted by Hans Rancke-Madsen

The answer doesn't change because you ask the question once more. For the same reason the fighter doesn't charge him for defending him from the monsters, the healer doesn't charge him for healing him, the rogue doesn't charge him for opening the safe, etc.


Hans

Let's consider this for an instant:

Mr Moneybags doesn't want to "scam" his party members, and decides that he wants his share of the loot in items, that he sells at 100%. The other adventurers can do whatever they wish with their shares. They're getting only 40% though. In this situation, yeah, Mr Moneybags could be said to be acting selfishly, in that he just adds power, not synergy, to the party. And it's fair, because he paid points for being able to sell items for more.

Now, Mr Moneybags has a keep business sense (He's Filthy Rich after all), so he purchases the items from his party companions at +75% of what the merchant offers them, and stashes them until they return to town after the next delve (since after the first visit to the merchant, the prices are fixed, even if it's another character who tries to sell the item), and sells them for a tidy profit. He's not only getting more cash, he's also making everyone else earn more cash.