From:	Justin Pinnow <jpinnow@***.IM.MED.UMICH.EDU>
Subject:	Re: With all this new stuff.
Date:	Thu, 21 Sep 1995 08:17:33 -0400

Gurth wrote:

}By using availability figures. Let them roll for the pieces of equipment
}they want to buy, no matter if it has an Avail of 2/5 minutes, let them
}roll. The way I play availability is that the _characters_ make an Etiquette
}test to see if the item is there, not the fixer, so it depends much more on
}the char than on the person they're talking to.
}So when they start running out of APDS, they will try to get new and likely
}fail against the TN of 14. Oops, wait for 14 days before you can try again...


Well, I can't say I agree with you on this one. ;) If you have the characters
make the availability check, why are you making them pay for their contacts?
The whole point of having contacts is knowing people who can get you things
easier than you can get them yourself. If someone is using their own
skills/attributes to see what they can acquire, they aren't gaining anything
from having a fixer! Their charisma does come into effect, however, when it
comes time to negotiate the cost of the stuff with the fixer.... ;)


Justin :)
(jpinnow@*****.edu)