| From: | Rob Hudson r_hudson2@*****.msn.com |
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| Subject: | How much? |
| Date: | Sun, 21 Feb 1999 10:23:22 -0600 |
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At 9:50 AM Devoutly Apathetic wrote:
>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.
I have to go with you there DA - money is the big motivator. Ideology and
revenge are running distant seconds.
>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.
Essentially, yes. I normally meter the monetary gains to allow them to
maintain their lifestyles at their selected levels and set aside money for
the big purchases they want. The riggers [I have two] and the decker are the
big money sinks, since they're always repairing/upgrading their stuff. [So
much so that the two riggers are combining funds to buy a vehicle shop to
cut their overhead by doing some custom drone work for other NPC runners.]
There's the occasional big payoff to slip some extra cash in for a job well
done, but normally the members of the team average between 5-12,000 a run.
That grades up sharply if the opposition is really stiff, or drops to zero
if they see the job as a way to get back at an old enemy.
Lately, however, I've been planning scenarios where the group takes the run
based on a physical reward they are looking for - not cash. They just did
one that netted them a pair of Desert War surplus Steel Lynx drones -
something they had ZERO chance of buying on the streets of Seattle. Granted
the drones were both stripped of weapons and advanced electronics, had some
minor combat damage [both had damaged armor, one had some bad servos that
reduced initiative by -3], and they had slightly outdated control gear - but
the party thought it was a hell of a deal. They've also done a run that
netted them a GMC 4201 semi and trailer [the riggers wanted a drone
launching platform that was big enough for a generator to help them beat the
'hijacked drone' problems they encountered a few runs back.] and a small
warehouse on the northern edges of Pullayap.
Offering actual items seems a sensible alternative to me to constant cash -
and much easier to control. Heck, the party put together a list of repairs
to do to the warehouse alone that is going to cost them something like
350,000 nuyen before they talk about stuff I'm worried about.. [Ever wonder
what it cost to install utilities in something like that legally? It's
scary!]
Rob Hudson
