The Twilight of Financialization!

Greetings on this merrie Monday, mortals! Spring encroaches upon Winter’s last days, hurrying it out the door—& we have concocted a new module to entertain ye as the pollen counts rise!

Dare ye brave the lucrative challenges found at the TWILIGHT OF FINANCIALIZATION?

The party returns to their stronghold—a pleasant country villa in Charmingdale. Potatoes grow as large as pumpkins; songbirds fill the mornings; & all live in peaceable comfort…or, at least, they did! Ye find a notice on the door—the land beneath the villa hath been forcibly “securitized,” the bird-songs leased against future chirpings, & the potatoes were dug up to “encourage asset price growth.” In order to hunt down the villains responsible, & restore their tranquil villa, the party must wade into the TWILIGHT OF FINANCIALIZATION!

Lure players into our most edu-taining module yet! They must summon all their wits, wiles, & gumption to sort through the demonic bureaucracy of advanced finance!

This excruciatingly-researched module will test the role-play skills & patience of even the most experienced players. Though aimed at characters over level 12 & players over level 35, we believe anyone could enjoy or, at least, learn from the ToF!

While the normal economic rules in AD&D present a simplified, abstracted system for general tasks—like running a castle, or purchasing arrows, or bribing a witch—the ToF includes a 7,409-page supplement dedicated to helping you add a fresh layer of realism! Whether you want to explore the impacts of mineral supply on coinage value, or design a multi-layered syndicated loan tranche for a player’s magic item collection, or simply understand what “collateralized” means, our "Twilight of Financialization: DM’s Prospectus” has all the info you could ever possibly need!

We also designed this module to be totally combat-free, which we believe is a first in the history of table-top role-playing! However, during testing, we noticed that, 100% of the time, players resorted to violence when confronted with the high-stakes, low-intensity world of advanced financial instruments. To that end, the final book includes combat statistics for the various NPCs—like Horvath Goodfellow the halfling water rights lawyer; the wily Banking Clan & their Liquidation Squads; or the ultimate villain, Thorin Oakenridge Partners (CEO & Primarch of Oakenridge Ventures (a subsidiary of Oakenridge Gemstone Management)).

Should the players reach the end of the adventure without resorting to violence, however they will uncover horrid secrets that threaten their whole world. Shadowy clans of gambling-addicted money-men, whose tendrils teach across dimensions & leave no stone untouched! It is only natural to want to cast fireball at business-brained cultists, of course, but if the players can resist? In the “Deluxe Edition” we include several hand-inked charts laying out the precise relationships of the funds, shell corporations, cults, & demons involved. The party could spend weeks, or even months, just sorting out who owns whom!

Now that’s proper role-playing action!

Dive into an exciting adventure full of financial records, lengthy negotiations, & obfuscated interest-bearing structured re-insurance schemes, all at the…TWILIGHT OF FINANCIALIZATION!

When buried under hostile bureaucracy, friends are in short supply—be sure to add some helpful NPCs to aid thy poor players!

Intriguing, eh mortals? Pick up a copy soon, before the entire run is pulped to recoup insurance costs!

Thank ye for reading! & we humbly thank again-again that growing clan of mortals who can & do support our works here with coin! GRATIAS!

I shall write ye come Wednesday with news of our next episode—where will the Shattered Empire take us next? ’Til then, be safe, be well, & remember—when ye owe the tavern ten coins, that is THY problem; when ye owe the tavern ten million coins, that is THEIR problem.

Cheers,
Amœnus Franco
Chaotic Good, Level 15 Arcanarchist, Suffering 1d4 Psychic Damage per Round

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