Merchanting questions and how to label chests?

[Riven]

Hello!
Its great to see Layonara still running strong, since Ii've been gone so long!

I may want to revive the Saddlebag Pawn Shop. I've a few questions about that.

Prices, it seems have dropped in the 2 years since I was here. Is there a standard price sheet now or is it still very subjective?

I'd like to try a different kind of pawn shop:

Would this be fine for the Layo Economy: someone could walk in and take an item. In exchange they would leave items worth double the value of the item they took; It would be a barter system. I'd have a general price list on the forums for standard items, and all non-standard items would be valued by the Pricing Lens.

2nd question - may I have a Generosity Box in my shop - take something and leave something - one person's junk is another person's treasure. It would be for cheap things, such as spell components found, or odds and ends, copper weaponry, and that sort of thing. is this fine with ye all?

And thirdly - regarding chests (the log of who takes and puts back in is great! kudos for that!):

I assume I can only label chests I own. So I dipped quill in ink and attempted to scribe a label onto a chest, so at a quick glance one can read the label. ~~Title "label" did not work. Can you tell me what will?

And is it true that if I put coin (or anyone puts coin) in a chest of mine, it is not fully secure and may disappear? I don't suppose we merchants could have a chest that True placed in it ends up in our bank vault?

ye have my thanks!
enjoy,
~Riven

[ShiffDrgnhrt]

To label a chest, just get a quill and ink from a vendor, and use it on the chest.  Then you can name it like you can name a letter.  (The Quill's have instructions in there descriptions).

And yes, don't trust the chests to keep your gold safe.  Small amounts may be safer, but the more you put in, the higher the risk.

[cbnicholson]

Riven,
 
 You had it almost right. Its ~~title name. You can label anything btw..that can be labeled whether you place it or not.   Ask Andrew and his secret stash of hooch at the Silver buckle.:p

[miltonyorkcastle]

You can label any piece of furniture. You can't use the quill to label items in your inventory, with the exception being [LORE]Weapon Titling[/LORE] and containers (like boxes).

[Riven]

Thanks - that worked for labeling the chests!

I've edited my original post so the pawn shop would be based on the barter system (no True or coin sales, however the pawn shop would be right next to the shops at Twin Dragon, so coin sales could happen there). Here's what I edited:

Would this be fine for the Layo Economy: someone could walk in and take an item. In exchange they would leave items worth double the value of the item they took; It would be a barter system. I'd have a general price list on the forums for standard items, and all non-standard items would be valued by the Pricing Lens.

[Mooneyes]

I have labeled my rapiers but Keela was given a bow and I wondered if it can be labeled by someone.  Perhaps the one that gave it? Thanks  ahead of time

[miltonyorkcastle]

I'm trying to recall, but I kind of think weapon titling only works on melee weapons... if I can get a confirmation of that, I'll update LORE.

[Guardian 452]

I asked about having Rangers be able to label bows a year or so ago.

http://forums.layonara.com/nwn-ideas-suggestions-requests/262502-ranged-weapon-adding-title.html

At that time only GM's could label a bow / ranged weapon. I beleive this is still the case.

[miltonyorkcastle]

Right, [LORE]Weapon Titling[/LORE] has been updated to reflect that it currently only works with melee weapons.

[Mooneyes]

Soooo...are gm's approachable to have this done?  Appt?

[Guardian 452]

I saw a item engraving stand set up in Center. I beleive Alatriel was doing that.


http://forums.layonara.com/rumour-has/284001-missys-fine-engravings.html

[Mooneyes]

Hmmm, Keela will need to seek out that stand...

Thanks

[Serissa]

The Angels have not had a further problem with coin disappearing since they made a firm rule not to put more than 50,000 coins in a chest.  More than that is definitely unsafe, and the whole amount or any part of it may disappear.
 
 Ferrit

[miltonyorkcastle]

I updated [LORE]Bank Vaults[/LORE] not long back to reflect the nature of storing gold in chests.