A Tinkerers Notebook

How to Use the Supplement?

The Black Tide Trading Company supplement is structured to work alongside the base AD&D365 configuration guides, not to replace them. Each guide in the supplement mirrors its corresponding base guide and provides BTTC-specific values for every field that learners are asked to configure. The approach is straightforward. Open the base guide in one window and the supplement in another.

What Is Rolling Cart Inventory Management?

Rolling cart inventory management is the structured control of materials stored in mobile carts that support production, repair, enchantment, or packing operations. It includes defining which items belong on each cart, setting minimum and maximum quantities, tracking consumption against production orders, replenishing from central warehouse stock, and counting inventory on a scheduled basis.

What Is a Billback?

A billback is a backward-looking claim rooted in agreed commercial terms. It typically appears after invoices have already been issued and, in many cases, already paid. In simple terms, a billback says: the payment was correct when it happened, but the contract now says the coin is owed back. Billbacks are contractual, not operational. They do not suggest failure, damage, or error in the delivery process.

What Is a Chargeback?

A chargeback is enforced, not requested. It is a claim imposed by a guild, regulatory authority, clearinghouse, or a buyer with contractual enforcement power. Once a chargeback is issued, the seller cannot negotiate, dispute, or decline it. The adjustment happens. In Faerûn, chargebacks often arrive bearing guild seals, magistrate writs, or official dock stamps.

What Is a Deduction?

A deduction occurs at the moment of payment. The buyer receives an invoice but remits less than the full amount and provides a reason, claim, or explanation for the shortfall. Unlike a chargeback, a deduction is not enforced by an external authority. Unlike a billback, it is not delayed until the end of the period. It simply arrives, unresolved, sitting in the ledger as an open question.