| From: | Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Markers |
| Date: | Tue, 6 Jul 1999 00:41:28 -0700 (PDT) |
> "I believe that Underworld orgs do issue currency in the form of
"markers" I ran across this first in "Sprwal Sites" and honestly had
no
idea what he heck they were talking about."
>
> 'Markers', I'm afraid, aren't actually currency - it's more a form of
credit note - you phone up your (black market) bookie, and place a bet,
and he writes out a marker for 500nY or whatever, and sticks it on your
tab. These markers are, however, traded around bad guys - if he can't
be bothered to chase you up, or he can't, er, persuade you to pay,
he'll sell your marker for 400nY to Mr Bad Guy 10' Troll Psycho, who
will come round and ask nicely for the 500nY + 100% compound interest
per day.
>
> Sum.: A marker isn't formally currency - it's a credit note. That's
where the phrase "pull in your markers" comes from - it means your
credit's run out, and you've got to pay what you owe.
> James.
Errr...not exactly. That may be true from an SR point of view, but a
marker was originally a term for a favour owed to you. Maybe because
someone owed you money and you let it slide, maybe because you did THEM
a favour. "Pulling in your markers" referred to calling in some (or
all) of the favours people owed to you. I believe there's a concept for
paying your runners in the form of favours (maybe they were called
markers, come to think of it) in the SR Companion. I don't know if it's
in the SR3 Companion. Basically instead of getting money for a job, a
powerful figure would owe you - and sometimes that could be worth a
hell of a lot more than any amount of nuyen.
After all, it can be difficult to bribe a judge. But if the Prez signs
you a presidential pardon, you're sitting sweet, ain'tcha?
*Doc' does a really bad Marlon Brando impersonation..."Eh, Tony...I'm
talking ta you, Tony...who's yer goddaddy? Who's yer goddaddy?"*
==Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow)
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