Post by michaelmorin on Jan 19, 2018 10:21:22 GMT
Hello,
There seems to be an impression that shadowrunners are poor - It was expressed recently in the fat shadowrunners thread. It doesn't make any sense for shadowrunners to be poor.
Some GMs play with a point disparity, where the PCs are 400 point characters, and the average NPC has fewer points. Other GMs don't. In either case, your typical shadowrunner has a very valuable skill set that's in high demand in their industry. A rigger right out of character creation can typically drive a tractor trailer at full speed through a blizzard - that kind of skill commands high prices. The typical street samurai can expect to kill gangers at a three or four to one ratio. Your typical face can talk your average person into just about anything. Hackers straight out of character creation have such ability one wonders why they shadowrun at all, why not make a comfortable living shoplifting? And magicians - their powers are so rare and so essential, there's no question of them making a living.
The definition of "a living" varies. It might be a three bedroom condo in Pasadena, or it might be a high rank in an influential street gang. But with their exceptional abilities, the idea that shadowrunners are clipping cupons and eating off the 1 nuyen menu doesn't stand up.
The downside of being a shadowrunner is that it's extremely dangerous, and things like new fake IDs and shadowrunning gear cut deeply into the budget. Also, the reality of being in hiding all your life changes your living conditions. But still, it would only be shadowrunners with drug problems or similar who are stone broke all the time.
thanks
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There seems to be an impression that shadowrunners are poor - It was expressed recently in the fat shadowrunners thread. It doesn't make any sense for shadowrunners to be poor.
Some GMs play with a point disparity, where the PCs are 400 point characters, and the average NPC has fewer points. Other GMs don't. In either case, your typical shadowrunner has a very valuable skill set that's in high demand in their industry. A rigger right out of character creation can typically drive a tractor trailer at full speed through a blizzard - that kind of skill commands high prices. The typical street samurai can expect to kill gangers at a three or four to one ratio. Your typical face can talk your average person into just about anything. Hackers straight out of character creation have such ability one wonders why they shadowrun at all, why not make a comfortable living shoplifting? And magicians - their powers are so rare and so essential, there's no question of them making a living.
The definition of "a living" varies. It might be a three bedroom condo in Pasadena, or it might be a high rank in an influential street gang. But with their exceptional abilities, the idea that shadowrunners are clipping cupons and eating off the 1 nuyen menu doesn't stand up.
The downside of being a shadowrunner is that it's extremely dangerous, and things like new fake IDs and shadowrunning gear cut deeply into the budget. Also, the reality of being in hiding all your life changes your living conditions. But still, it would only be shadowrunners with drug problems or similar who are stone broke all the time.
thanks
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