The D&D Socioeconomic model

[Vern5]

Essentially Adventurers would just be movie stars with a different skill set, and just like movie stars a) not everyone will get to be one b) 99% of people while they might fantasize about it wouldn't actually go out and try and c) we would all still complain about how they get payed too much.

Edit: I would probably set up a training school for adventurers since I already have fairly in depth knowledge of most if not all the basic skills they would be likely to use but am not the type who would actually be keen on going toe to toe with a dragon unless I had too.

True, not everyone would be an extremely famous hero but there would still be room for more B-lister heroes or even the actual hardcore mercenaries like those folks at Blackwater.

The bottom rung of adventuring would probably be a Temp agency that loans out high school graduates to slay the Dire Rats in some old man's basement. Then, if you survive, you could start doing more interesting jobs like, I don't know, negotiating with Goblins or Undead hunting.

Captcha: typicide 114 <-that sounds awesome

 

[Kakashi on crack]

I would stay in the Arcane University (or whatever it's called) just long enough to learn the Conjure Booze & Bitches and Cure Hangover spells

Hmm, lets make you lawful evil and then use... I believe lesser planar gate to summon a succubus!

I would probably somehow become a gnome, and be one of the few who use machines in our new world

 

[Vern5]

I'd do what I do every time we play dnd. Get drunk (real life). Then cast magical spells of fire out of my crotch(both). Which causes whatever stucture me and my comrades are in to catch on fire(magical realms of magic).
Everytime.

I'm pretty sure you would get slammed with a CUI. Casting Under the Influence.

 

[Pegghead]

I'd run a Ye Olde hobby store to really mess with peoples heads. I'd sell such classic fantasy role-playing games as "Offices and accountants" in which you can do everything from play solitaire to have water-cooler conversations with a group of friends.

 

[SilverKyo]

I'd run a Ye Olde hobby store to really mess with peoples heads. I'd sell such classic fantasy role-playing games as "Offices and accountants" in which you can do everything from play solitaire to have water-cooler conversations with a group of friends.

 

[Mechanical Cat Fish]

I'd probably take the higher learning/magical powers route but I get the feeling it wouldn't be quite as much fun when any chaos I feel inclined to cause may easily be un-chaosed by any other graduate of whom there would probably be hundreds within any given city.

 

[Irony's Acolyte]

Well unless I got lucky and managed to be born with some inborn ability (like Psionics), I'd probably go with learning magic for my profession. Don't know what I'd do with it, maybe go adventuring, or perhaps just hire myself out as a mage for hire. I'd probably specialize in the Enchantment (ENCHANTMENT!) "School". I like me mind-fuckery, though I'd probably dabble in others like Illusion or Necromancy. Gotta be prepared for what life throws at ya. Never know when the Bugsby's Cat-Retrieving Hand might come in use.

 

[Crelda]

Well in this congruous universe I imagine their would be a combination of magic and computers that would form magitech. That would probably be where my career would lie.

 

[Micalas]

In this world I would hope to be a magic user of some sort. I'd probably be Chaotic Neutral and I can demonstrate this by first killing my friend's girlfriend. Let me tell you a story about a time we played D&D.

So we're guarding a caravan and we're ambushed by goblins. The girlfriend was chaotic something and for some reason she thought that meant she was spontaneous and a ditz. So she decides she's going to set the caravan on fire. The DM looks up and asks her why the fuck she wants to set the caravan on fire. She says she's chaotic and thinks it fits her personality.

A couple of us were were napping in a carriage type thing and when the fire ignites we decide it's time to get the hell out. The warrior sleeping inside says he plans to jump out of the carriage. He roles a check and critically fails. As a result, he jumps straight up, hits his head on the roof of the carriage, goes unconscious and burns to death. I manage to get out of the caravan and after a short breath I am savaged by the goblins. Woe is me.

A rogue who was sleeping on top of the carriage things jumps off and starts sprinting away. He is told to roll a luck check. He critically fails and as a result it turns out the caravan was hauling a ton of oil. The fire ignites the oil and causes an explosion. One of the wagon wheels flies off in the explosion and decapitates said rogue.

All that's left now is a warrior who was walking along side the caravan and the mage who set the fire. The warrior tells the DM he wants to heave his greatsword over the carriage. Again, the DM looks up and asks why the fuck he wants to do that when he is surrounded by goblins and fire. The warrior is adamant about it though. He demands he be allowed to heave his greatsword. The DM allows it. The warrior roles really high and as a result the DM claims the greatsword flew over the carriage and kills the goblin leader, scaring off all of his minions.

What was a party of 5 is now a party of 2 because the dumb ***** thought that chaotic meant being "LIEK TOTALLY RANDOM XD ^_^"

 

[Knusper]

Could I be a dragon? I would be a friendly dragon, though, who goes down to the pub on Saturday evenings for a pint and play cards.

 

[Fishtie]

Lots of wizards; what's up with that ya bunch of wimps?

But seriously.

I've always been an outdoorsy person who's good with animals, so I suppose I'd end up being a druid of sorts. (academy dropout)

"So you want me to show you the path through my forest? Well first bring me a _____."

Except insert a completely arbitrary and possibly valuable item into the blank. (Shrubbery is an option)

 

[SilverKyo]

Lots of wizards; what's up with that ya bunch of wimps?

But seriously.

I've always been an outdoorsy person who's good with animals, so I suppose I'd end up being a druid of sorts. (academy dropout)

"So you want me to show you the path through my forest? Well first bring me a _____."

Except insert a completely arbitrary and possibly valuable item into the blank. (Shrubbery is an option)

Could I inset cannabis in the blank... you know, being a magic academy dropout and all... >.>

 

[Fishtie]

Lots of wizards; what's up with that ya bunch of wimps?

But seriously.

I've always been an outdoorsy person who's good with animals, so I suppose I'd end up being a druid of sorts. (academy dropout)

"So you want me to show you the path through my forest? Well first bring me a _____."

Except insert a completely arbitrary and possibly valuable item into the blank. (Shrubbery is an option)

Could I inset cannabis in the blank... you know, being a magic academy dropout and all... >.>

blah, never liked that stuff much. From you I think I will demand a dagger made of gold. Ironic and valuable.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

A rather unscrupulous wizard, I believe.

 

[SilverKyo]

Lots of wizards; what's up with that ya bunch of wimps?

But seriously.

I've always been an outdoorsy person who's good with animals, so I suppose I'd end up being a druid of sorts. (academy dropout)

"So you want me to show you the path through my forest? Well first bring me a _____."

Except insert a completely arbitrary and possibly valuable item into the blank. (Shrubbery is an option)

Could I inset cannabis in the blank... you know, being a magic academy dropout and all... >.>

blah, never liked that stuff much. From you I think I will demand a dagger made of gold. Ironic and valuable.

I could get you one of those within three hours. Just don't ask where it came from... better yet, just don't ask anything about the dagger period. Could even get it in one hour if you aren't one of those "pacifist" druids... just might have to wash the blood out a little.

 

[Fishtie]

Lots of wizards; what's up with that ya bunch of wimps?

But seriously.

I've always been an outdoorsy person who's good with animals, so I suppose I'd end up being a druid of sorts. (academy dropout)

"So you want me to show you the path through my forest? Well first bring me a _____."

Except insert a completely arbitrary and possibly valuable item into the blank. (Shrubbery is an option)

Could I inset cannabis in the blank... you know, being a magic academy dropout and all... >.>

blah, never liked that stuff much. From you I think I will demand a dagger made of gold. Ironic and valuable.

I could get you one of those within three hours. Just don't ask where it came from... better yet, just don't ask anything about the dagger period. Could even get it in one hour if you aren't one of those "pacifist" druids... just might have to wash the blood out a little.

Hey, I just hand out the arbitrary fetch quests. How you complete them is your prerogative. Of course it's also up to you to accept whatever consequences come with your methods.

 

[SvenSirupSon]

I would probably be in the City studying magic at a Arcane University trying to make sense of things and developing weaponry to fight evils.

The ingenious design about the Scientific Method is that it works even if magic exist.

Theory of Fireball
E = FireplaneAttunement * Arcanity * (Regentlevel * Regentangle) + Mana^2 / MaxHeatResistance + range

Now, you need a E over 230 to effectively "oneshot" a Unarmored regular greenbreed Goblin

 

[SilverKyo]

Lots of wizards; what's up with that ya bunch of wimps?

But seriously.

I've always been an outdoorsy person who's good with animals, so I suppose I'd end up being a druid of sorts. (academy dropout)

"So you want me to show you the path through my forest? Well first bring me a _____."

Except insert a completely arbitrary and possibly valuable item into the blank. (Shrubbery is an option)

Could I inset cannabis in the blank... you know, being a magic academy dropout and all... >.>

blah, never liked that stuff much. From you I think I will demand a dagger made of gold. Ironic and valuable.

I could get you one of those within three hours. Just don't ask where it came from... better yet, just don't ask anything about the dagger period. Could even get it in one hour if you aren't one of those "pacifist" druids... just might have to wash the blood out a little.

Hey, I just hand out the arbitrary fetch quests. How you complete them is your prerogative. Of course it's also up to you to accept whatever consequences come with your methods.

Consequences are of no issue, I know people who know people who can pull some strings and call some favors. That being if the law could even find any solid evidence of my involvement in the first place outside of potentially "it fits his style", and it would severely hurt my reputation if they did, so I would try to avoid that in this universe.