Opium

Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)

### 7.1.5: Opium

Opium is produced in swamp regions, and consumed by markets in desert, plain, forest, and mountain provinces. All markets (except those in swamp regions) have some level of opium demand. However, this demand will not be visible in the market report at low levels.

Satisfying opium demand in a market will cause the next month's demand to be higher. As peasants become addicted to opium, the increased demand will be shown in the location's market report. If no opium is sold to a market, the demand will fall.

The money to buy opium is paid out of the peasants' accumulated wealth. If there is insufficient wealth to purchase the needed opium, then one peasant will die for each additional gold needed, as addicts kill and rampage to find the gold to feed their habits.