From:	Devotely Apathetic Apathy@******.com
Subject:	How much?
Date:	Sun, 21 Feb 1999 10:41:43 -0500

Airwasp@***.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/20/1999 9:43:59 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
> timburke@*******.com.au writes:
>
> > >The average run is going to be in the 3,000 to 5,000 nuyen range,
> > >total, not per runner, for the entire team.
> >
> > Oh man, in my games that sort of cash isn't even going
> > to buy a rank amateur team. That sort of money isn't going
> > to be enough to even sustain a group at low lifestyle for
> > long.
> >
> > For example, the Day Job flaw from the SR:Comp gives
> > an income from a legitimate job of Y1,000 per month
> > for one build point. This equates to a Y12,000 per year
> > income which is less than half the annual per capita
> > income published in New Seattle. What on earth are
> > your runner's motivations if they can easily make more
> > money in a legit, infinitely safer day job?
>
> True, that is per year, but on average a runner makes about 4 runs a
> month, and say at 800 nuyen per run, that equates to 3,200 nuyen, a
> lot more than
> that guy making 1k a month.

But if you're living at Low why bother running at all? Most runner's
have skills enough to nab them a better then average job and not
have to deal with all those annoying illegal things. Some have
other reasons but those who choose to run obviously wouldn't do it for
money like that.

So does everybody pretty much wing it about how much they give out on a
run? What seems fair, will get them to take the run, how much cash
you're willing to let them have...all of these would have an effect
on my decsion but it'd be nice to have a baseline to keep it kinda
realistic.

Though I am playing a game with magic, I can't be too interested in
realism...