Auctions: Special Things To Bid For?

[gabriel_ss4u]

secrets are good, but secrets of PCs less so. i can see a few ways that could backfire and go horribly wrong. besides, i really dont like the idea of 'surprise! after blowing all those points on 2nd place in that attribute, heres something you wernt expecting!'

secrets like the guns of avalon, or a spikard, ect, that i can see having an auction for. i cant see any way to have 'secrets' about PCs that they dont know themselves, unless your doing pregens- and then why bother with an auction?

well, ya got a few good answers on this one. Suffice it to say, there are some things you may not have thought about that do work in Amber.
I like the idea of bidding on secrets and such, adds new flavor to a game we've played lotsa times.

[Lawbag]

Thanks for the idea.
 
Its simple stuff like this that makes the auctions 10x more fun.
 
It obviously only works when the backgrounds for the characters are worked out, or if the players dont mind some surprise secrets themsevles about their own characters.