The economics of Amber and the Golden Circle

[charis]

When Random and Dierdre and Corwin were being chased down the stairs of Rebma by a handful of horsemen, they didn't discount the threat offered by them.  In fact they were attempting as hard as they could to avoid the conflict, and seemed to consider them a substantial threat.  While those were soldiers from Amber, would such a thing be considered a serious threat to elder amberites in an Amber game?

Indeed. Yet another difference from the books and the rulebook. I like that shadow people can be dangerous to Amberites. Not equals or anything, but you get enough of them on you at once in the wrong situation, you're in trouble.

It helps to make shadow itself more dangerous, which in turn makes it more interesting! Well, with the right GM. But, that's the case with any game.

[weilide]

Good points.
I think that the chances to win for an amberite in those cases are high, maybe 99% and even more, but there is that small chance that a flying bullet meets your body, or an arrow, or the point of a sword. And even a wound it's not a pleasure. So unless you are moved by anger, or need, or reputation,  it is not strange that, if you can, avoid fighting.
It is not difficult for a human to kill a wasp, but you will do it only if it's inside your house, otherwise you won't risk to be hurt by the sting (unless you're a sadic/masochist!).
So the players feel like gods between the humans: some wounds, some times, better if with operative consequences, could remember them that they are immortal, but not invulnerable... And every action has consequences.

Just expanding on this, if you intend to live forever, or very nearly so, then even a >99% success rate is not really good enough when spread over millennia. It pays to be cautious.

[Evermasterx]

Just expanding on this, if you intend to live forever, or very nearly so, then even a >99% success rate is not really good enough when spread over millennia. It pays to be cautious.

exactly.