{"id":372,"date":"2023-05-08T07:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libellus.de-fenestra.com\/?p=372"},"modified":"2025-09-11T07:09:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:09:21","slug":"downtime-committing-commerce-16-august-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libellus.de-fenestra.com\/?p=372","title":{"rendered":"Downtime: Committing Commerce (16 August 2000)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Red checks the calendar and realizes he&#8217;s almost missed his window.  The traveling traders based out of Skarzysko-Kamienna should be back in Opoczno, but this is their last day.  He grabs a few valuables from the team&#8217;s stash and jumps in the UAZ-469 with Leks.  The two men roar south in a cloud of dust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few hours of wheeling and dealing later (with time also taken out for professional haircuts and shaves from Opoczno&#8217;s resident barber), they&#8217;re loading their purchases into the UAZ for the return trip.  Here&#8217;s what the merchants had on offer (courtesy of my regional economy spreadsheet and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.de-fenestra.com\/t2k\/loot_generator.html\">some random loot generator rolls<\/a>); items in bold are what the guys decided to negotiate for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jarek Grzeskiewicz&#8217;s Trade Caravan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Jarek and his team barter at d10+d10.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>pruning hook<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>countertop grain mill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>set of dental tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>set of high-end copper cookware<\/strong> (everyone knows how Magda will react to this)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>stylish white tropical linen jacket in Leks&#8217; size<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>complete navy blue men&#8217;s business suit in Red&#8217;s size<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>handmade brown wool cloak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>stonewashed denim jacket in Arkadi&#8217;s size<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>complete clown costume that Red might fit into<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>synthetic baselayer top in Magda&#8217;s size<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>black leather trench coat in Lek&#8217;s size<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1 industrial-sized cylinder of acetylene<\/strong> (arguably the biggest prize here, as this will enable the team to get their welding torch online and fix the OT-64&#8217;s armor and amphibious capability)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 doses of synthetic mescaline (price per dose)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 rounds of 12 gauge buckshot ammo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colt Detective Special w\/ 9 rounds of .38 Special ammo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opoczno Merchants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The resident merchants barter at d10+d8.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>HO-scale model train set (1976 50th anniversary commemorative set for Polish State Railways)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>bone-handled skinning knife<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>chemical warfare detector<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>handheld laser rangefinder<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2 dairy cows (price per cow)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5x 5kg sacks of oats (price per sack)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>bottle of shaving lotion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>spray can of insect repellent (with DEET!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2L bottle of motor oil<\/strong> (Zenobia arguably would shank both of them if they left this on the table)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5x 10kg sacks of potting soil (price per sack)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>21 doses of medical-grade morphine (price per dose)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 weapon parts (price per part)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1 case of Soviet 40mm grenades (100 rounds)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1 belt (100 rounds) of .50 BMG ammo<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Steyr AUG w\/ 2 full magazines (30 rounds 5.56mm each)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the day, our traders come away with this bounty for the price of a couple more of their gold bars and their collection of uncut sapphires.  Somewhere out there, someone must be putting together a real economy again&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(They don&#8217;t currently have a 40mmS grenade launcher, but they remember leaving an ex-ZOMO one with the north farms, so there&#8217;s a deal to be made there.  The farmers probably will be willing to hand that over in exchange for another full belt for their recently-donated M2HB.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Red also checks in with the merchant who&#8217;s his contact with the Polish Home Army company operating out of Skarzysko-Kamienna.  The intel he receives may change the course of the campaign.  The partisans have hit a few more Soviet convoys and platoons.  After the last one, they saw a Soviet quick reaction force arrive from the direction of Radom.  They expected something along these lines, and it looks like the ZOMO garrison there has been reinforced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More importantly, they&#8217;ve also spotted two eastbound groups of what appeared to be POWs: each 20-30 people on foot guarded by 10-12 Soviet troops on horseback. They didn&#8217;t hit those because of the risk to the prisoners. They weren&#8217;t able to get positive IDs, but they believe the prisoners were Americans being taken to the camp in Radom&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red checks the calendar and realizes he&#8217;s almost missed his window. The traveling traders based out of Skarzysko-Kamienna should be back in Opoczno, but this is their last day. He grabs a few valuables from the team&#8217;s stash and jumps in the UAZ-469 with Leks. The two men roar south in a cloud of dust. 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