Accounting for Dragons
by Eric James Stone
Introduction
Most dragons rarely think about accounting. But you've worked hard to acquire
that hoard of gold and jewels -- shouldn't you be keeping track of what happens
to it? Just sitting on it isn't good enough any more. That's why you need
accounting. Here are some tips:
Tip One: A Copper Saved Is a Copper Earned
Your hoard isn't just valuable to you; it's valuable to thieves. Once word gets out
that you're sitting on a big pile of treasure, it isn't long before they come skulking
about, their greedy hands trying to snatch the things you've gained through honest
plunder.
Dragons may have the reputation of knowing every single item in their hoard,
down to the last copper, but the fact of the matter is that only a tiny fraction of
dragons can remember more than six or seven thousand individual pieces before
they all start to blur together. Admit it -- you really aren't sure whether you have
twenty-seven ruby-encrusted platinum goblets, or only twenty-six.
