Contracting with Beholders: Trade Agreements and Price Management in D365

If you’ve ever tried to negotiate pricing with a Beholder, you know two things:

1. They see everything, and
2. They demand exact terms—preferably in writing and reinforced with anti-mind-control clauses.

That’s why, in the world of Advanced Dungeons & Dynamics 365, we rely on Trade Agreements and Price Management to tame the chaos of deals across Faerûn. Whether you’re bartering with the Arcane Brotherhood or setting bulk discounts for taverns in Neverwinter, Dynamics 365 gives you the tools to manage pricing without breaking a sweat—or getting disintegrated.

Let’s talk about how to structure trade deals that even a Beholder would sign off on.

What Are Trade Agreements in D365?

Trade Agreements in Dynamics 365 are flexible pricing rules you create to manage:

• Customer and vendor pricing
• Discounts (line, multiline, total)
• Quantity-based pricing
• Date-effective promotions
• Tiered pricing structures

These agreements can apply broadly (e.g., all customers in Calimshan) or be surgically precise (e.g., “10% off for Bob the Druid if he orders 4 or more teleportation runes between Mirtul and Eleasis”).

Setting the Stage: The Beholder Deal

Let’s say the Waterdeep Trading Company is negotiating a high-volume potion deal with Xargolax the Insightful, a Beholder with a fondness for healing tonics. Here’s how we’d set it up:

Step 1: Choose the Type of Agreement

• Sales Trade Agreement
• Agreement applies to: Customer: XARGOLAX01
• Validity dates: 1 Flamerule to 30 Eleint (that’s summer season, folks)

Step 2: Define the Pricing

• Product: Healing Potion, Greater
• Base Price: 100 GP
• Agreed Price: 85 GP (Bulk discount due to Xargolax’s vast underground network)

You can also use price groups if you’re offering the same rate to multiple Underdark dwellers.

Adding Quantity Discounts and Breakpoints

Say you want to incentivize buying in bulk. D365 allows tiered pricing with quantity thresholds:

Qty Ordered	Price (GP)
1–9	100
10–24	90
25+	85

This is done using a Price/Discount journal, selecting the correct relation and unit of measure. No magical contract needed—just a clean UI.

Supporting Multi-Dimensional Pricing

Let’s say the price differs depending on:

• Region: Underdark shipments are higher due to magical hazard pay
• Storage: Chilled potions (via Frost Runes) cost more
• Delivery Mode: Teleportation incurs a premium

You can configure price dimensions to handle all of that, ensuring that your pricing logic accounts for every potential eyestalk.

Using Trade Agreements for Vendors

It works both ways! When buying rare ingredients—like basilisk bile or phoenix feathers—from exotic suppliers, you can use Purchase Trade Agreements to:

• Lock in costs
• Define lead times
• Account for magical taxation or Guild import fees

This is vital when sourcing restricted or volatile materials. And yes, you can set a preferred vendor just to avoid… unpleasant negotiations.

Visibility and Control

All your trade agreements are:

• Auditable
• Date-controlled
• Configurable by line or header
• Easily adjusted in bulk using Excel or data entities

No more chasing scrolls or re-casting Zone of Truth every time someone questions pricing.

Final Thoughts: Why the Beholders Trust You

When your pricing is transparent, well-managed, and backed by trade agreements in Dynamics 365, even the most terrifying customer will respect your process. And if they don’t? Just remember—no discount is worth a disintegration ray.

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