… gain Surplus

The village generates Surplus each summer and at the end of autumn when the harvest is complete. If you want more:

• Choose "unexpected bounty" when you get a seasonal gain.
• Choose "trade opportunity" when you get a seasonal gain, and suggest that you'd like to trade for extra Surplus.
• Undertake an expedition to hunt big game: elk, wisents, cave bears, ceirwmawr, etc.
• Buy some! Surplus isn't commonly available, so you'll need to Trade & Barter to see if it's available from a passing merchant. If it's not, you'll need to travel to a neighboring steading. Surplus is Value 2, so expect to pay a purse of silvers, a donkey, a barrel of fine whisky, or so forth.

If you want to increase the amount of Surplus that the village generates, look to