Rumours and tales from many longstanding locals of the City of the Rich Frog tell of great treasures on sale at the (in)famous curiosity ship in the Indigo Market. Even to the most stoic of samurai who frown upon such distasteful mercantile practices, there is always something on sale that catches the eye and tests their resolve. Although little fanfare accompanies the moment Ide Miyumi turns the sign of the store to mark it open, the wealthy and powerful soon find themselves drawn to its now less dusty shelves and tables in search of the next object to regale their friends and peers, or spur envy among their rivals.

Note: No XP will be awarded for this session.

Event will last all weekend; see the event time in Discord: https://discord.com/events/1441481297024516292/1503409444388864143

RULES:

Most of the items listed will have uncoverable effects that can provide benefits. Some however, may end up being novelties or curios and nothing more.

"No Refunds!" -Ide Chiharu

"What my great uncle meant to say is that we express our sincerest apologies that the item is not to your expectation. Perhaps next month you might find something more to your taste?" -Ide Miyumi

To express interest in purchasing an item, please react to the specific post with the Frog emoji. Items will be posted separately in their own threads. Items are sold in one of two processes as detailed below:

Auction

After expressing interest in an item, post a blind bid in koku in your player hub, <@333371168625262607> so that I am aware. At the end of the event, the highest bidder is the lucky owner of the item in question. In the case of a tie, the character with the highest status gets the item. You may increase your status by 3 for such purposes for each Favour spent. This status does not extend to anything beyond the actual purchase attempt. Characters will suffer a trifling breach of Honor for engaging in something so crass as an auction. If only a single person expressed interest in buying the item and placed a bid, they get the item for the bid they made (which must be equal to the minimum bid or higher).

EXAMPLE: Akodo Rando expresses interest on a beautifully hand painted tea set that reminds him of his grandmother's home. The player reacts with a 🐸 emoji on the post and then goes to their player hub and bids 4 koku, the minimum bid for the set.

However, Shinjo Example learning of her rival's interest in the item decides to also bid on the item to prevent the Akodo from gaining it, placing a 5 koku bid.

Lastly, Mirumoto Redshirtu squad's gunso wishes for the item for themselves to hold tea ceremonies after exercises and also bids 5 koku.

The gunso and Example have similar status, but Example spends a favour to increase their status for this purpose. The Mirumoto sighs, they must serve their tea in their own tea set for now.

Commerce/intrigue scene

Operating using the Intrigue Scene rules, perspective buyers may roll a Tn2 Commerce check to Appeal to Person (target Ide Chiharu), highest momentum wins. This will be a 2 round scene involving all applicants. I will initiate the scene in the respective item thread and alert all those who expressed interest in the item.

New opportunity:
Opp+: Spend 1 favour to increase your momentum by 1 for each opp spent this way.

In the case of a tie, whomever has the highest Status walks away with the item (and a lighter coin purse). If the status is still equal, there will be additional intrigue rounds only involving the tied individuals. Much akin to haggling, this will result in a *minor* breach of Honour for engaging in this challenge.

Location: https://discord.com/channels/1441481297024516292/1443425538525106317

See individual items available in the shop in the https://discord.com/channels/1441481297024516292/1492117037861044224 channel and make sure to filter by Available!