[Ansteorra] Merchant - Laurel

[Chris Zakes]

At 07:17 AM 5/24/2006, Morgan wrote:

>I don't know if the analogy is perfect or even close, but what would you 
>think of a knight who charged by the hour to teach fighting?  Eastern 
>martial arts folks have been charging for classes for over 50 years in 
>this country.  does that apply to the merchant/laurel discussion?


Yes and no. *I* wouldn't charge someone to teach them how to fight, but on 
the other hand, I've had the host group pay my airfare to various 
out-of-kingdom teaching events numerous times.

Another aspect is that typically, an A&S activity can involve expense 
(sometimes considerable expense) for the materials involved. Arguably it's 
more labor-intensive than fighting, too. Winning a tournament takes maybe 
half a dozen fights lasting five minutes or less; even a mediocre A&S entry 
probably requires a *lot* more than thirty minutes of work. (And yes, 
there's a lot of training time involved in getting good enough to win that 
tournament, but there's a lot of training time involved in learning how to 
produce a masterwork, too.)

         -Tivar Moondragon
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