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Commerce
Value that never appears from nowhere
Eight Commerce instruments. V0.2 PROVISIONAL. Trade redistributes. It does not create. Shortage still has teeth.
| No. | Name | Timing | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 041 | Open Market | Command→Offer | PROVISIONAL |
| 042 | Counterweight Clause | Modify | PROVISIONAL |
| 043 | Sealed Escrow | Offer→Resolve | PROVISIONAL |
| 044 | Last-Light Procurement | Shortage reaction | PROVISIONAL |
| 045 | Caravan Writ | Gesture | PROVISIONAL |
| 046 | Broker’s Seal | Diplomacy | PROVISIONAL |
| 047 | Deferred Bond | Offer→next cycle | PROVISIONAL |
| 048 | Triune Exchange | Command→Offer→Resolve | PROVISIONAL |
Command→Offer · 1 Coin • show 1 Surplus
Invite two Houses; choose one agreement.
UV: Value begins when more than one hand reaches.
Modify · 1 Influence • original proposer
Change one final term; target accepts or declines; no further modification.
UV: Balance is the final word before silence.
Offer→Resolve · 1 Order • both commit
Lock payments until simultaneous resolution or return.
UV: What is sealed cannot be promised twice.
Shortage reaction · offer 2 Coin • declare Need
Before shortage, 30-second offer: 2 Coin for 1 good; accept or decline, no modify.
UV: Need makes midnight merchants of us all.
Gesture · 1 Provision • Champion/Specialist
Choose another House’s character within 6 and offer that House up to 2 Goods as a gift. If accepted, transfer them. Active Accord Hall removes range.
UV: A kingdom survives along its quiet roads.
Diplomacy · 1 Coin • two other Houses
Mediate their agreement; if it resolves, gain 1 Influence.
UV: The third voice decides what two cannot.
Offer→next cycle · 1 Order collateral
Receive now, pay next cycle. Honor returns collateral; default lets creditor take it and adds +1 Chaos.
UV: Tomorrow is the most expensive currency.
Command→Offer→Resolve · 1 Luxury • 3 Houses
Each commits 1 good or Coin to another. All accept or none.
UV: Three hands turn the wheel of fortune.