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Dahlin
Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 99
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:57 am Post subject: Life insurance company |
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Well, I think it's about time someone opened one in Thera. I'd imagine this working like gambling. You deposit some amount of gold in the insurance plan, and you get some amount back upon dying. The amount you get back is a function of three things: how much you deposited (duh), how many hours you've logged since buying the insurance, and how many times you've died in the past. If you die right after buying it, you get nothing back. If you die a lot, you'll have to stay alive a really long time to make any money out of it, and if you hardly ever die, and last a long fucking time, you get tons when you die. Maybe the insurance company could even give you bonuses for killing other people with insurance plans, for helping them not lose money. And maybe they could slash the payouts to cabal members for "engaging in risky activities."
Call it "Zarat's Insurance Company, Peace of mind for those who like to stay out of danger."
*shruggle* I think it's neat |
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Kedaleam Immortal
Joined: 25 Mar 2006 Posts: 989 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:19 am Post subject: |
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Personally I would never want Zarat to be my life insurance person. |
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Ergorion
Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 2156
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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First of all, I think that life insurance would not have existed in the middle ages. Secondly, I think that coding a life insurance program like that would not be worth Dav's time, but if you want to code it then be my guest. Finally, I don't think it would be popular because the whole point of life insurance is that we humans only die once in the real world. So if you want to make the life insurance policy anything similar to real life life insurance, you should pick someone who would inherit your fortune when you condie. |
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Mummy
Joined: 11 Sep 2006 Posts: 698 Location: Under Resatimm's Ass
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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If anything, it would be like a benefactor sort of thing. I hope that made sense. A will, if you (you knew I'd say this) will.
The other version doesn't make much sense to me... |
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Esura
Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 129
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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They didn't have balloons and tinfoil in the middle ages either, but AR has those anyway. |
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Davairus Implementor
Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 10368 Location: 0x0000
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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Instead of preparing a response for that, I'm just going to say you're weird. |
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Vanisse Immortal
Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 2793 Location: inside a tree
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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While balloons weren't invented until the 1700s, inflated animal hides have been used in China and undoubtedly in other places for rafts probably for many centuries. The technology involved in making a balloon (as a stretchy item filled with air/water/poo/what have you) is hardly demanding, so I'm sure there were balloons in the Middle Ages. However, they probably didn't float, unless you were in the water. |
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Esura
Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 129
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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I meant helium balloons, because those red balloons are floating items. And in my defense, I am NOT weird. I think you're just associating me with Vanisse and extrapolating too much. She's the weird one. |
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Vanisse Immortal
Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 2793 Location: inside a tree
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:17 am Post subject: |
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Weird? Who, me? |
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