I don't think it is very effective. Most people don't want to give away what
they have worked for, especially if it is easy for the beggar to earn it
himself.

Gain levels and the money will come.

----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Wheeler <wheelech@...>
To: <EQ-Clerics@onelist.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 9:24 AM
Subject: [EQ-Clerics] What do you think of begging (not the skill)

> From: Chris Wheeler <wheelech@...>
>
> Hi all.
>
> I gave seen this debate before in other places.
>
> What do you all think of begging as a method of acquiring
> cash/armour/weapons?
>
> I don't mean the skill of begging, but I mean approaching other PC's and
> asking them to spare a bit?
>
> Now, I am for it. I beleive that RP'ing worlds parallel the real world,
and
> inthe real world, there are those who are poor, and need to beg for thier
> sustenance. At the lower levels, I gained most of my armour and my money
> from begging. Now I do it in a RP'ing context, and not as 'Hey, got any
> free armour I can have?'. I think that this is a valid strategy.
>
> As well, now that I am entering the teens, I don't need to beg as often.
> But I do barter with players, and when doing so, I subtly make them
beleive
> that I am a poor cleric (which I really am). In doing so, I have made some
> great deals, and am able to get some good bargains on armour. Last nite,
> for instance, I bought a bloodforge hammer for 15 pp, and a FS staff.
From
> what I could see, they usually went for around 30 pp. In my opionion, its
> no different than trading in ussed car and dressing down and making the
> saleperson beleive you are poorer than you really are.
>
> Any other thoughts?
>
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