Orconomics: A Satire (The Dark Profit Saga Book 1)

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Arch-Enemy: Both Johan and Detarr Ur'Mayan see each other as their arch-nemesis, what with Johan already killing Ur'Mayan once. They have a climactic duel near the end of the second book, although Johan ends up losing that one. The only reason he survives is because of Jynn's interference. It's implied that Gorm and Johan are heading in that direction and will come to a head in the third and final book.

Orconomics has much in common with Kings of the Wyld - both are sharply written, imaginative, and witty. Both take a piece of real world mechanism and apply it to the business of parties of heroes slaughtering lots of monsters in a D&D style, where the D&D vibe sets the range of monsters and magic (both spells and magic items), and the character classes too. This one has heroes who take the role of thief, fighter, mage, paladin etc. Fun with Acronyms: Professional heroes are only allowed to go after F.O.E.'s, which stands for "Forces of Evil", a label that is assigned by the Heroes' Guild and typically applies to any non-NPC Shadowkin and any monstrous creature. It can also apply to any Man, who has committed heinous crimes (e.g. dabbling in necromancy). Also, NPC stands for Noncombatant Paper Carrier, a status given to those Shadowkin, who seek to live peacefully among the races of Man.At the beginning of your turn you’ll roll the forecast dice to determine the active industry; the industry which players will be working in that round. Profits & Losses A celestially linked onyx cat found in a hoard is unfortunately more like Douglas, our languid household pet, than Drizzt Do’Urden’s Guenhwyvar.

Hungry Jungle: The Myrewood, a swamp so savage that the even chipmunks are battle-scarred and a harmless-looking little weasel note it grows, big gives the party pause. Healing Potion: Healing salves are a must for any hero as injuries, both life-threatening and not so much, are common. Applying a salve to a wound heals it in a matter of seconds. The healing potions are accordingly treated as particularly necessary for professional heroics, and also as dangerous as a legally-controlled narcotic in the real world: the rush of healing, the "good feeling" that comes with drinking a potion and it healing the body is potentially addictive. Many heroes become "salveheads" as a result, doing anything for another healing salve so they can injure themselves and feel the rush again. Kaitha's real addiction is healing potions, not booze.There is nothing unique about the fantasy elements in this book, but it's perfectly done for what this book is trying to do. It is constantly making you rethink what you know about common stereotypes in other fantasy books in hilarious fashion.

Orconomics (Second Edition) is a light economic game in which players act as Orcs trying to start a business in one of 11 different industries (which include Transportation, Tourism, Banking, Communication, and Food Processing). Players attempt to conquer their opponents by being the first to collect 11 points (in a 4-5 player game) or 12 points (in a 2-3 player game), through a combination of starting businesses, completing quests, and clever and ruthless cardplay. Finally you can play any number of cards from your hand. In Orconomics, cards serve two purposes: each card matches one of the industries on the board, and also has a special ability (matching that industry).

It’s Hard to Be an NPC

Loophole Abuse: In the second book, Gorm figures out a way to stop the undead army, while also keeping Johan from profiting from it. He convinces the king of the Old Dwarven Kingdom to give the Red Horde Dwarven citizenship, as well as membership in the Dwarven branch of the Heroes' Guild. After the combined Dwarf-Shadowkin army helps to drive the undead away from Andarun, the Dwarven king tells Johan that the Freedlands has no claim on the recovered loot. Why? Because the Dwarven Heroes were fulfilling a quest originally submitted by the Ruskans, not the nearly identical quest submitted by the Freedlands. Saving the capital of the Freedlands was just a side benefit. Thus, the only parties with a claim on the loot are the Dwarves and Ruskan. Dannel Clubs, a boisterous heavyset businessman with all the subtlety of a board with a nail driven through it, appears to be an Expy of Donald Trump. Clubs inherited his business empire and made several high-profile forays into side businesses, most of which ended up being spectacular failures. The Atoner: Duine Poldo becomes a philanthropist after leaving Goldson Baggs and starting his own investment firm Silver Guard Securities. It starts with letting Wood Gnomes live in his office, even though most consider them pests and typically call for an exterminator. Then he invites a Gnoll widow and her three cubs to live with him (he remembers her late husband from Goldson Baggs) and she becomes his invaluable assistant, while the Wood Gnomes also prove extremely useful. Eventually, he starts making plenty of money and buys up a number of apartment buildings, where the Gnoll widow settles those displaced by the recent events, who would otherwise have nowhere to turn to. Why is he The Atoner then? Because Duine realizes that many of them are in this position partly because of his actions at Goldson Baggs. I read this book in three days (and it would have been less, if I hadn’t had other stuff to do in those three days). From the beginning, I was hooked.