Farming Vegetables

Vegetables (Veggies) are sown automatically and they grow by themselves. The only work which must be done on a vegetable farm is to harvest them, which is done every fifth day. So, the schedule looks like this:
Your veggies are growing nicely (state 1 of 5)
Your veggies are growing nicely (state 2 of 5)
Your veggies are growing nicely (state 3 of 5)
Your veggies are growing nicely (state 4 of 5)
Your veggies are growing nicely (state 5 of 5)
Your veggies are ready to be harvested. (Hire a worker on this day)


A first field will produce 4 vegetables and a second field will produce 3 vegetables.
Vegetable Farming Advice



There is no value in requiring stats at any level other than zero, so just put zero in the intelligence choice and hire for the minimum in your town.
Because vegetables are effectively the same as fruit, players are advised not to grow vegetables in a village with an orchard.
Check with your mayor if you are unsure what field to choose. Your mayor knows what the town needs.

Town Hall Message

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I am Mayor again and have made changes to my previous message:

Newest TH report in the forum. TAVERN FULLY STOCKED! (Need meat? Please shop our tavern!)

========== ANNOUNCEMENTS =========
* Town Hall is Buying ALL Fish Under 16!
- - Go fishing today: MAP: http://fishing.melyadon.info/?village=whithorn
TUTORIAL: http://xenina.blogspot.com/2008/09/whithorn-fishing-tutorial.html
=== List your fish under 16 to sell them! =====

** NEW!? Please use the New Citizen Program by Buying Our Program Corn! Questions? Mentor: Syseelia, Michael_Gallagher or the Mayor: Xenina.

* Town Danger Code is White (no danger)

* Travel Danger Code is White "low danger" from here to Wigtown, but I suggest that you NEVER travel without a grant.
= GRANTS ARE FREE! = Here is a guide: http://xenina.blogspot.com/2009/03/grant.html

=========== - TH MSG MENU - ==========
1) News
2) Food Information
3) How to Help Your Town
4) Economics / Laws /Suggestions
5) Leveling Up
6) Autobuys
7) Suggested Prices
8) Town Statistics

============ - 1) NEWS - ===========
* Short on veggies. I don't see a reason for this, so I'm now suggesting that people Level into vegetables.

* We are short meat, so please butcher some meats or import if you travel! Thanks.

* LADDERS: Please list for £20 and £60 respectively or no one will buy them.

===== - 2) FOOD & STATS/ GIFTS - ====
*HP = Hunger Points

BREAD: 2 HP, 0 Gifts
CORN:: 1 HP, 0 Gifts
VEGGIE:1 HP, 1 Charisma Point
FRUIT: 1 HP, 1 Charisma Point
MILK:: 1 HP, 1 Intelligence Point
FISH:: 2 HP, 2 Intelligence Points
MEAT:: 2 HP, 2 Strength Points

GIFTS::
Charisma: Helps you to get hired when competing for a job or to buy or sell items on the market. Example: If Joe has 3 Charisma and Sarah has 1 Charisma Point and both attempt to buy the same bread, Joe will buy the bread and Sarah will not.

Intelligence: Helps you to make more choices when fishing, chopping wood, picking fruit and so on.

Strength: Helps you to fish out further, chop wood higher and so on. Also, Strength Points come into play when you are robbing or being robbed by people on the roads and/or when fighting in an army.

==== - 3) HOW TO HELP YOUR TOWN - ====
* Become a Lord and our town is paid a stipend, just for having you in town.

* Another way to help us out is to pick up food items to sell when you leave town.

*You can also volunteer for a Town Council position.

== - 4) ECONOMICS/LAWS/SUGGESTIONS - ==
* MARKET: Our economy is low priced and moving. :)

* Minimum Wage: is currently 14 pounds

* Profiteering on our market is illegal and can be prosecuted.

** If you have concerns on a certain product, please send a note to your Mayor! Also, if you need a loan for any reason, contact the Mayor. Thanks. **

* FORUMS: I highly encourage you to read and post in our forum. To truly play RK is to know the forums. Just click on the word "Forum" below your news scroller. Then click on "Go to the forum with your player's account 'your name here'". Once in the forum, you can scroll down to our county (Galloway) and our town (Whithorn). If you can not see the forums, please check your security.

========== - 5) LEVELING - ===========
*Please notify the mayor with a simple note when you level.*

= TO LEVEL ONE: (If you participated in our NEW CITIZEN program, just send me a note.) I suggest you have 150 pounds before you get a first field. (You'll need some cash for expenses and to hire people). Then please choose:

* VEGGIES!! (You harvest on day 5. No stats needed.)
* CORN: http://xenina.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html

= TO LEVEL TWO: We have a lot of level twos here. If you are thinking of moving, don't level UNTIL you move, because you lose your workshop when you move. If you do level in Whithorn, I suggest you ask around. Butcher may be a good choice right now.

========== - 6) AUTOBUYS - ===========
Meat: OFF
Cow HW: OFF
Pig HHW: OFF

Please don't use wool autobuy. Thanks!

======= - 7) SUGGESTED PRICES - =======
Corn ____ 2.60 (1hp)
Bread ___ 5.40 (2hp)
Veggies _ 7.70 (1hp, +1 Charisma)

Meat ____ 16.80 (2hp, +2 Strength)
Fish ____ 15.90 (2hp, +2 Intelligence)
Milk ____ 8.10 (1hp, +1 Intelligence)
Wheat ___ 10.10
Flour ___ 12.70
Wood ____ 4.00
HHW _____ 15.00
HC ______ 30.00
Knives __ 14.20
Axe _____ 150
Boat ____ 95
Oar _____ 21 (Only for carpenter use)
Wool ____ 11.25
Hides ___ 15.00
Buckets _ 39.00
Sword ___ 200
Helmet __ 150
Shafts __ 9.00

(THESE MINIMUM prices assume wool=11, hides=15 and wage=21 pounds. Larger items are more difficult to save up to make and therefore may cost more.)
Dress ____ 234 (18 wool, 1 hide)
Shirt ____ 109 (8 wool)
Shoes ____ 28 (2 hides)
Trousers _ 65 (4 wool)
Hat ______ 56 (2 hides)
Rope belt_ 52 (1 hide, 1 wool)
Belt _____ 41 (1 hide)
Boots ____ 86 (4 hides)
Hose _____ 45 (2 wool)
Mantle ___ 246 (15 wool, 4 hides)
Headscarf _28 (2 wool)
Waist Coat_131 (7 hides)
Headdress _78 (2 wool, 2 hides)
Toque ____ 56 (2 hides)
Cloak ___ 175 (4 wool, 7 hides)
Skirt ___ 117 (8 wool)
Apron ___ 116 (6 hides)
Shield ___ 71 (3 hides)

Unhooped buckets = 20
Small Ladder = 20
Large Ladder = 40

========= - 8) STATISTICS - ===========
Number of players, level 0 : 233
Number of players, level 1 : 87
Number of players, level 2 : 59
Number of players, level 3 : 11

Number of wheat fields: 84
Number of corn fields: 51
Number of vegetable patches:95

Number of cow ranches: 13
Number of sheep ranches: 9
Number of pig ranches: 17

Number of cows: 29
Number of sheep: 21
Number of pigs: 35

Number of millers: 20
Number of bakers: 10
Number of butchers: 12
Number of blacksmiths: 12
Number of carpenters: 12
Number of weavers: 14

Introduction to Politics - Portion 3

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Welcome to Introduction to Politics: Mayors and Mentors CLASS 3

In this class we'll engage your in game abilities, your sensibilities and teach you all about managing a town.

Anyone may attend classes, but you MUST enroll (in the student registration section) in order to participate in class discussions. If you are not actively enrolled I ask that you not post.

I'm so sorry that this class is a week late. I never intended that to happen.

Let's begin:

CLASS iii) Getting Organized

Subject A) Mayors and Mentors love notepad:
I have on my desktop and/or quicklaunch several different documents from my RK folder (inside my pictures). They are:
1) 1_My_grant.txt : 

I use this keep track of any travel grants I have and anything that I NEED to ask for from the TM. Also, if I am traveling with a County grant, I use it to keep track of my trading duties, etc:
Grant to Xenina, Jan. 25
Sell goods for County Profit and Town Supplementation:

Sold = milk @ 8.15

Bought = boat at 90

My cash in this grant = 19 pounds
(If you are a trader, you should be making a note everytime you earn cash or your tavern pays you)

2) 1_Mayor_info.txt:

TO DO::
(Obviously I list things I need to do here, or even daily chores)

_ Finish class
_ Buy up corn and issue new NCP mentor grant
_ Grant Karen
_ Buy wheat/corn/fish
_ Sell to CF
_ Stock tavern
_ Latest Report?

(Prices I buy at)
BUY:
02.75-02.90 <-- br="br" corn="corn">10.20-10.80 <-- br="br" wheat="wheat">08.01-08.05 <-- br="br" milk="milk">under 7.75 <-- br="br" veggies="veggies">16.00 - 16.60 <-- br="br" fish="fish">
(I have a list of prices the TM is buying at, etc.)
SELL:
02.81 <-- br="br" corn="corn">10.41 <-- br="br" wheat="wheat">08.01 <-- br="br" milk="milk">07.95 <-- br="br" veggies="veggies">16.71 <-- br="br" fish="fish">
(Then I have these different letters all with a line in between them: )
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You have enrolled in the new citizen program. Thank you very much. I surely hope that you are already learning your way around our fair city. Please be sure to check for people in the taverns after the daily reset. They will give you reputation points.

You'll also need to work for two days in the church. These are points that must be earned in the church.

Please reply to this e-mail and tell me when you have earned 5 reputation points and 60 pounds. Then I'll give you instructions on what is best to farm and how you can level.

Also, don't forget to read the Town Hall Message. Should you have any other questions, please feel free to send me mail.  Keep in touch.

~ Xenina, Mayor of Whithorn

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Yay! Xenina does happy dance.  Here's how you get your cash. Buy 5 wood and list 4 for ____ and one for ____.

Then send me a letter to say that you listed them on the market and I'll buy them up.

Once you have your cash, you'll want to go into town and find the "Baliwick". Then click on "Meet the Count's First Secretary".

When asked what field you would like please choose wheat. There is a wheat tutorial here: http://renaissancekingdoms.wikia.com/wiki/Wheat

Thanks and congratulations. 

~ Xenina, Mayor of Whithorn

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I see that you have only just begun on your journey in the Kingdom. I certainly hope that you'll continue on your path. If you can you will attain some riches, adventures and many accomplishments.

To attain a boat loan, you should accomplish the following:

- Level 1
- Strength in the excess of 19
- Some kind of activity in the forums

I suggest you start off your journey by visiting the County's forum: Click Forum and Rules, Choose the first option, Find the word "Galloway"

I also suggest reading the Scottish forum called "Highland Halls"

You can also see our current Government and Wars in action in the National Assembly. Simply look for the Title: "National Assembly - Public Chambers". Here you can read all about different things our government is working on, but you can not post.

I certainly hope you'll come visit me in the tavern sometime. I've been a bit busy as of late because I am the new Duchess, but I will try to be in the taverns whenever I am able.

Please also keep in mind that Blissmaker is here to help you as the Town's Mentor. She can provide you with even more information.

Mayor and Duchess,
Xenina
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Greetings my dear. A kindly farm worker has notified me that you hired him for only 12 pounds. As you know, minimum wage is 14 pounds. The law forbids you from hiring for any less than that. I urge you to mail Mr. ___ to make up for these 2 pounds.

Thank you for your attention.

Xenina
Mayor of Whithorn

________________________________________

Hey there,

I am obligated to give you some information and a warning about the economics of profit selling. It looks like you went to Wigtown and bought some of their cheap wood, then came here and resold it for a higher price (3.90).

This is not really a big deal, except that I keep buying it from you, which means that you purchased a large quantity in Wigtown. This is not really a good thing for Wigtown, as you are taking the profit out of their Town Hall's economic system.

No doubt that the mayor of Wigtown frowns on having you purchase more than 25 of any one item.

I am not going to prosecute you on this - this time, as neither of our markets (Wigtown or Whithorn) were severly damaged by one trip, but I just want to let you know that when you buy more than 25 of any one item you will want to contact the mayor. Otherwise their mayor
might want to prosecute you. I frown on market manipulation.

~ Xenina

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Mentor Instructions:

Soon I'll issue you the NCP grant. Here are the full instructions. You'll want to save this in a wordpad or word document:

1) The grant will be in your person. Find it in "Me", "My character", "Your duties and responsibilities".

2) The grant will contain 100 corn. List about 50 on the market for 4.95 at a time.

3) Keep updated on your events. Once someone buys into the Program you will see "30-07-2009 17:40 : You have sold at Trancer 10 bags of corn for 4.95 pounds."

4) Click on the person's name (one on that person you can see if they are dead or in retreat, etc. . .) Go ahead and send them a mail anyway.

I would like for you to use this one:You have enrolled in the new citizen program. Thank you very much. I surely hope that you are already learning your way around our fair city. Please be sure to check for people in the taverns after the daily reset. They will give you reputation points.

You'll also need to work for two days in the church. These are points that must be earned in the church.

Once you have received 5 reputation points and you have 60 pounds, contact Xenina (the Mayor) by mail. Label the subject " $$$ time!! " This will make her respond ASAP. Tell her you have purchased 5 wood pieces and are ready for your payment. She will then give you full instructions.

Also, don't forget to read the Town Hall Message regularly. There is a lot of information in there. Should you have any other questions, please feel free to send me mail.  Keep in touch.

~ Blissmaker, Chief Mentor
5) Copy the person's name and post it in your NCP list inside the Mentor's Office thread.

6) When the grant is near empty, send me a mail (with the subject "NCP $$" or post in the forum that you'll need a new one soon. (I'll keep my eye out for that next day and issue you a new grant promptly. I'll also offer some corn for 4.95 from the Town Hall, so we don't lose anyone who would want to enroll.)

7) Once the grant is empty, it should have 495 pounds in it. If it does not, then you still have some corn on the market. Go to the market and click on the "Purchase and sale" tab. Cancel any corn that you have on the market before canceling the grant. This may take 10 minutes or so.

Of course if you have any questions, let me know.

Xenina

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Also, to the Mentor:

Yep, as you can see in the list I put in the sticky there's always a guy who buys only 3 or some person who buys 5, but not 10. Most of these people die, so I don't really mind it too much.

I send them that little letter that I posted in the forum. It says "You have one week to buy the remaining 6 bags of corn". If you do buy them, you will be updated into a participant automatically." Then under that I put a line
- - - - - - < -- like this
and then I put the regular confirmation letter down below the line.

You'll want to return the grant when you have 20 or less corn (or right about that).

I'll put your name is as the Mentor now and I'll send you a grant tonight most likely (if I can get to it).

Xenina

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Hi there!

I'm so glad that I've provided information on my blog. Here are answers to your questions. However, I will also soon be teaching an interactive class in politics. Perhaps you would like to take it. It will be on forum2 and will include some assignments using msn.

I WILL BE ANSWERING YOU IN GREEN.

In Hungary we are interested in a low-tax for security purposes (if someone would take over one of the town hall). We do not want to let anybody wage taxes.
1. If the mayor start the tax system when could someone change the rates first? Anytime if has Financial SP? Or after two weeks? When?
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 RATES CAN BE CHANGED AFTER 14 DAYS. I DO NOT SUGGEST THIS STRATEGY UNLESS YOU ARE ALMOST SURE THOSE CONQUERING WILL BE USING THE TAX. FINANCE POINTS CAN BE EXPENSIVE. IF YOU MUST WAGE A SECURITY TAX, YOU CAN PLACE .01 pence IN THE OLD VERSION OF RK.

SECURITY TAXES AREN'T ALL THAT GREAT BECAUSE THEY COST A LOT AND YOU CAN JUST TELL THE PEOPLE NOT TO PAY IT UNTIL A REAL MAYOR IS IN PLACE. (If they get late fees, the Mayor can pay them back later)
2. I see that one time the taxes can be waged for two weeks. So the minimum tax for one week is 0.25 pounds?
I BELIEVE IT CAN BE .01 BUT I CAN NOT TEST IT WITHOUT USING POINTS.

3. What does happen after two weeks if the mayor does not change anything?
THE SYSTEM ONLY TAXES ONCE. IT WILL NOT CONTINUE UNLESS IT IS WAGED AGAIN.
I hope that helps,

Xenina

END DOCUMENT

3) I also have a TM.txt, but you're most likely not going to need that.


Subject B) Reports:

I use excel documents for reports, but that's not all. I give each trader and/or person who wants one a grant sheet. (This sheet will give them the worth of the grant, so they can return it for more or even than what they got it at.)

Here is your homework. Take the following information and use this EXCEL report to give me your Town Hall's worth:

INVENTORY:
1000 pounds

14 loaves of bread

85 bags of corn

11 pieces of meat

10 vegetables

4 hides

2 buckets

9 wood bushels

6 ounces of iron ore

1 axe

Town selling orders at the Town market
1 small ladder at 20.01 pounds each. Cancel
1 bucket at 38.05 pounds each. Cancel
15 vegetables at 8.11 pounds each. Cancel
8 vegetables at 8.01 pounds each. Cancel
1 bucket at 37.71 pounds each. Cancel
29 wood bushels at 4.01 pounds each. Cancel
1 ounce of iron ore at 19.01 pounds each. Cancel
1 bucket at 38.51 pounds each. Cancel
40 wood bushels at 4.01 pounds each. Cancel
2 fishes at 16.91 pounds each. Cancel
3 ounces of iron ore at 19.01 pounds each. Cancel
2 hides at 15.00 pounds each. Cancel
5 pieces of meat at 17.51 pounds each. Cancel

Town selling orders at the County fair
1 bag of flour at 12.31 pounds each. Cancel
1 fish at 16.81 pounds each. Cancel
1 axe at 141.00 pounds each. Cancel
1 axe at 141.01 pounds each. Cancel
4 fishes at 16.81 pounds each. Cancel
3 fishes at 16.71 pounds each. Cancel

Your Tavern:
The day's income : 23.10 pounds.
Name: TOWN TAVERN 1

Inventory
loaves of bread: 34
fruits: 0
bags of corn: 0
bottles of milk: 0
fishes: 0
pieces of meat: 32
vegetables: 0

Now, use this excel document to create your report:

(I've included 3 formats in case you don't have the newest excel.)

23 K = http://iamxenina.googlepages.com/TownHallReportSheet.xlsx
57 K = http://iamxenina.googlepages.com/TownHallReportSheet.xls
09 K = http://iamxenina.googlepages.com/TownHallReportSheet.csv

Introduction To Politics

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Here is the syllabus for my first class:

Introduction to Politics : Mayors and Mentors

Enrollment begins: Thursday, July 30th, 1457
Class in session: Saturday, August 8th, 1457

Anyone may attend, but you MUST enroll in order to participate in class discussions. We will have about two a week, depending on participation.

i) Things you should already know
- This class will cover the Mentor letter, new citizen programs (NCP) and basic game knowledge

ii) Basic Town Defense
- Militia, Captains, Marshals and how defense works
- How to use and configure Lavabo

iii) Getting Organized
- Keeping reports, notepads, records

iv) Forums & Letters
- How to get results from Town Hall messages

v) Grants, Trading, Traveling & Legal Questions
- Do you have town laws? Do you need them?

vi) The Hitchhikers Guide and Tutorials
- Wikia and Xenina.Blogspot.com, fishing maps, wood chopping

vii) The Town Council
- Do you need a Town Council? Do you want one? Town council functions

viii) Version 2 & the Trade Minister
- How and what to sell to the TM. Pence or not to pence. How to buy on your market without raising prices. Negotiations.

ix) Markets and Recession
- General market trends and changes, shopping lists, legal problems

x) Mayoral Functions
- Waging taxes and other buttons, a full list

I've asked JO to give me a forum, but I might be posting in the Galloway Public forum. I'm not sure yet.
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