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Message no. 1
From: Matti Aistrich <aistrich@********.hkkk.fi>
Subject: Prices
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 14:50:43 +0200 (EET)
On 21 Feb 1996, Mike Buckalew wrote:

> "...we're looking at releasing more adventure-style material and fewer $18
> sourcebooks."
>
Oh, so that's what they cost! Funny how I end up paying $30 for
sourcebooks and $52 for the Denver box... $18 is what I pay for
adventures...


And if you didn't get that, the .fi in my email address stands for
Finland. :-)


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Message no. 2
From: Larry <lomion@********.net>
Subject: Re: Prices
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 16:18:46 -0500
At 14:50 02/23/96 +0200, Matti Aistrich wrote:
>On 21 Feb 1996, Mike Buckalew wrote:
>
>> "...we're looking at releasing more adventure-style material and fewer $18
>> sourcebooks."
>>
>Oh, so that's what they cost! Funny how I end up paying $30 for
>sourcebooks and $52 for the Denver box... $18 is what I pay for
>adventures...
>
>
>And if you didn't get that, the .fi in my email address stands for
>Finland. :-)
>
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Ouch, guess this stuff get expensive overseas, or ought of the country huh?
That's one of the reasons I'm glad I'm in the USA. :>
Larry
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Message no. 3
From: pbailey@***.ipswichcity.qld.gov.au (Peter Bailey)
Subject: Re: Prices
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 96 06:35:24
Hi Matti,

> On 21 Feb 1996, Mike Buckalew wrote:
>
>> "...we're looking at releasing more adventure-style material and few=
er $18
>> sourcebooks."
>>
> Oh, so that's what they cost! Funny how I end up paying $30 for
> sourcebooks and $52 for the Denver box... $18 is what I pay for
> adventures...
>
>
> And if you didn't get that, the .fi in my email address stands for
> Finland. :-)

Yup, we pay the same sort of prices here in Aussie land. :(


Cheers.
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Message no. 4
From: h_laws@**********.utas.edu.au
Subject: Re: Prices
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 08:25:52 +1000
>On 21 Feb 1996, Mike Buckalew wrote:
>
>> "...we're looking at releasing more adventure-style material and fewer $18
>> sourcebooks."
>>
>Oh, so that's what they cost! Funny how I end up paying $30 for
>sourcebooks and $52 for the Denver box... $18 is what I pay for
>adventures...
>
You too hugh? I just love the Australian Government's 30% tax on games.

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Message no. 5
From: Michael Coleman <mscoleman@********.NET>
Subject: Prices
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 05:08:43 -0500
> How-bout the fact that many, many more guns sell than swords and knives?
> Katanas are man-forged, not mass produced(if they were mass-produced, they
> wouldn't be much better than a standard western sword), and I'd bet there
> are fewer Katana-forgers :) in 2060.
>
>
> Shaun Gilroy

Even a "Western Sword" is 500Y, 50Y more than the Predator. And who would
want a hand made steel sword when you can get a MODERN weapon with the
latest alloying techniques.
Message no. 6
From: Rick Riessen <chrome@********.ORG>
Subject: Re: Prices
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:59:25 -0400
>Even a "Western Sword" is 500Y, 50Y more than the Predator. And who would
>want a hand made steel sword when you can get a MODERN weapon with the
>latest alloying techniques.

Someone that has a habit of dealing with things that require armed/unarmed
combat as opposed to firearms, aka toxic spirits?

CT
Message no. 7
From: Alex Pennock <acjpenn@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Prices
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 18:41:11 -0500
>
>
> Someone that has a habit of dealing with things that require armed/unarmed
> combat as opposed to firearms, aka toxic spirits?
>
> CT

how about someone who feels that old craftsmanship is better than modern
methods? I have played a street sam who payed several thousand nuyen just to
have what he considered a "quality" weapon..just because he had faith in the
smiths. No number crunching, just roleplaying.. btw..if you want good quality
folded-steel japanese swords made by smiths from Japan..expect to pay (for high
quality) around 15-25k. Yep. ouch.
Alex
Message no. 8
From: shadowrn@*********.com (shadowrn@*********.com)
Subject: Prices
Date: Wed Jan 2 04:45:01 2002
Hi, and a happy new year to you all!

Does anyone know of any lists of prices listing services? I was wondering
how people handled the services of contacts, eg if a contact is a
bodyguard, and the charecter wanted to use his services for a run, how
much he would charge? same for decking, really.. any ideas, or has
someone aloready thought of this and put up a web page?

cheers

John

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Message no. 9
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Thorger_SÃŒnert)
Subject: Prices
Date: Wed Jan 2 05:05:01 2002
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From: <Jconstable@*****.com>
To: <shadowrn@*********.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 10:47 AM
Subject: Prices


> Hi, and a happy new year to you all!
>
> Does anyone know of any lists of prices listing services? I was wondering
> how people handled the services of contacts, eg if a contact is a
> bodyguard, and the charecter wanted to use his services for a run, how
> much he would charge? same for decking, really.. any ideas, or has
> someone aloready thought of this and put up a web page?
>
> cheers
>
> John
>

Depends on the fees for pc. If a pc hired to play bodyguard gets x nuyen,
then so does the npc.
That said I would go for 250 to 500 nuyen per day, depending on the danger.
( also this would no include following somebody when he does an b&e in an
research lab. ).

Greetings Thorger Sünert


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Message no. 10
From: shadowrn@*********.com (George S Waksman)
Subject: Prices
Date: Wed Jan 2 10:50:03 2002
I am pretty sure that all the prices for services can be found in the Shadowrun Companion
along with all the suggested payoffs for PC Shadowrunners.

-George Waksman
Message no. 11
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Burning Avatar)
Subject: Prices
Date: Wed Jan 2 13:45:01 2002
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On 02-Jan-02 Jconstable@*****.com wrote:

> Does anyone know of any lists of prices listing services? I was
> wondering how people handled the services of contacts, eg if a
> contact is a bodyguard, and the charecter wanted to use his services
> for a run, how much he would charge? same for decking, really..
> any ideas, or has someone aloready thought of this and put up a web
> page?

The group I'm gming has no decker - but one as buddy. If they need one
they usually hire her just like any other Johnson would hire one. They
tell her what they want and what they are willing to pay. If I think
the price is appropriate for the work I accept it - else we begin to
negotiate.

In general this ends up with a half of that what a regular pc gets for
the entire run if the decker dosn't have to come with them - and this of
course counts not for the contact upkeep.

- - Burning Avatar

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Message no. 12
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Rand Ratinac)
Subject: Prices
Date: Wed Jan 2 22:20:01 2002
<snipt!(TM)>
> Depends on the fees for pc. If a pc hired to play
bodyguard gets x nuyen, then so does the npc. That
said I would go for 250 to 500 nuyen per day,
depending on the danger. ( also this would no include
following somebody when he does an b&e in an research
lab. ).
> Greetings Thorger Sünert

Err, I dunno, but for a professional bodyguard, that
seems pretty low. I mean, the assumption of the job is
that someone is gunning for the target. I think most
people would want a LOT of money to take a job where
the credo is the bodyguard is supposed to die first.

Really, I guess that 250-500 would be okay for a
regular Joe Bodyguard, (like a "minder"), but someone
like Kevin Costner in "The Bodyguard" (he comes in
when it's known that someone's targeting his employer)
would be a lot more expensive.

====Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow, aka Doc'booner, aka Doc' Vader)

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If you SMELL what the DOC' is COOKING!!!

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Message no. 13
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Danyeal De La Luna)
Subject: Prices
Date: Thu Jan 3 00:05:03 2002
The average bodyguard is paid, nowadays, anywhere from $50kUS to $200kUS per
year. People that hire bodyguards generally are affluent people with much
cash flow. Your average Joe can't afford one, and to pay someone to take a
bullet for you is pretty high. The riskier the mark, the more ya gotta pay.
I usually don't make bodyguards available to runners, but if the runners are
going to be hired as bodyguards, I pay them around 7-15k per month, and all
medical expenses are to be paid by the employer. GM's, look at your players
prestige and go from there. It's more important to balance the game play,
than to be "realistic" with pay.

Lunatec

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