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11-25-2019, 02:05 PM | #1 |
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How much for royal blood?
As far as I know, this doesn't have a "hard" or RAW answer. And I realize it depends on how much is needed for what elixir. But it's a pressing issue in my current campaign, and I'm curious what people think.
In a GURPS game, what value would you give a pint of royal blood as an alchemical ingredient? Note: For those who wonder, the blood came from a princess who would have died from an attack, but the PCs saved her life. She said they could sell the blood to an alchemist. EDIT: To clarify, she lost the blood during a stabbing attack.
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11-25-2019, 02:24 PM | #2 |
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Re: How much for royal blood?
First of all, does royal blood have any actual alchemically useful properties in your campaign? Failing that, does anyone believe it to have such properties? If yes, the answer will presumably depend on said properties; if no, the answer is, depending on the circumstances, either "very little, and ewww", or "it depends on how good your fast-talk roll is".
EDIT: I think "one kiss, to a recipient of choice" is the more traditional reward. If nothing else, you can use it to keep the frog population down.
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11-25-2019, 02:55 PM | #3 | |
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Re: How much for royal blood?
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To answer the OP, if we assume that the blood of royalty has significant magical symbolism behind it, the amount of blood from a single bleeding by a medicinal leech (10 to 30 cc, IIRC) could run a few thousand GURPS dollars. A pint (473.18cc US pint, 568.26cc UK pint) could be priceless, or at least equal to a king's ransom.
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11-25-2019, 03:02 PM | #4 | |
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Re: How much for royal blood?
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Again, I realize I asked a question with a great deal of unspecified variables; my hope is this discussion will help us pin things down.
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11-25-2019, 02:40 PM | #5 |
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Re: How much for royal blood?
...did the princess offer her blood, or did the PC’s suggest it? I’m not sure which is more troubling.
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11-25-2019, 02:53 PM | #6 | |
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Re: How much for royal blood?
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The feelings on asking for and offering blood are of course a matter of personal perspective. But in real life modern day America, people regularly offer their blood for transfusions, either for free or for compensation, and organizations put out requests for blood. I know someone who was in financial straits who regularly sold his blood plasma. EDIT: the PC did not ask for the blood directly; another character asked for the PC
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11-25-2019, 02:56 PM | #7 |
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Re: How much for royal blood?
Well, if you decided to keep a status 6 royal (a king would be status 7, but non-reigning family members are less) the expected cost would be 7 million dollars a month (assuming they make wages) and can donate every 2 months for an upper limit of about $14M. However, given that it's something that you can do in a partial day I'd cap it at around a day's 'wages' or $350,000. It could easily be less for a wide variety of reasons.
This of course assumes that (a) it's actually useful for something, and (b) there aren't particular security concerns like 'remote mind control' or 'grow evil twin'. |
11-25-2019, 03:08 PM | #8 | |
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Selling it for money is probably too crass though, and it may only be appropriate to exchange it as a favor. Status 6 is appropriate for Modern or early modern royalty, but kings have been much more petty in the past. England once had seven small kingdoms, and that doesn't count the Welsh or the Scots. Greek Cities states were frequently ruled by kings, and old testament kings could rule small areas as well. So your princess may just be petty royalty, Only Status 4 or so. And if its not particularly alchemically rare or useful, it could just be worth $300. If only because selling for less would insult royalty.
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11-25-2019, 03:40 PM | #9 |
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Re: How much for royal blood?
I actually thought when I posted this, it might become an instantly dead thread. I didn't expect such detailed ideas, so thanks for the details!
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11-25-2019, 05:33 PM | #10 |
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Re: How much for royal blood?
It does bear noting that the blood hit the floor along with the princess.
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