From:	Mark Steedman <RSMS@******.EEE.RGU.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: With all this new stuff.
Date:	Thu, 21 Sep 1995 14:52:40 GMT

Justin Pinnow writes

> Gurth wrote:
>
> }By using availability figures. Let them roll for the pieces of equipment
>
> 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.... ;)
>
i tend to let folks ring up contacts and then roll the contacts
aquisition skill, fixers are only 4, i have seen pc's with more
street ettiquette than that.
This of course works fine till that promised big restup, party rings
no less than 7 fixers, with twice the base time available, 2 Barret's
and 3 boxes of ammo!!!! [ok so 4*2goes*7 fixers = 56 dice but!!,
lucky so ans so's. Note though they have since fired about 8 rounds
from the things total, 14D apds is nice but a real pain to cart a
many feet long sniper rifle about]
By the FASA rules many runs are impossible to complete, as even if
the PC's have the obligatory ettiquette 6 in everything the cost of
ringing the contacts works out so high you pay your contacts several
times the value of the job.

However don't totally forget the ettiquette, it is nice to remember
ocasionally and see PC's talking to an answerphone cause they rolled
lousy ettiquette and cannot get hold of the contact they want.

>
> Justin :)
>

opinions

Mark