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Message: <blockquote data-quote="comrade raoul" data-source="post: 495939" data-attributes="member: 554">The idea here is that a $350 bribe is going to be a pretty trivial expenditure for the (very wealthy) characters with wealth bonuses of +14 or higher. This seems pretty accurate - a millionaire won't think twice about dropping that much to, as you put it, "grease the wheels of information." This sort of petty bribery happens all the time in real life, of course, in the form of theatre/sporting event tickets, expensive restaurant meals, and so forth. I don't see any reason to object to wealthy characters being able to easily make small bribes, any more than I'd object to their making other relatively inexpensive but useful purchases.But if you're concerned about bribes like this, there are lots of potential fixes. First, bribes always have a certain level of risk (how much depends on the sort of bribe and the manner with which it was delivered), since you might end up bribing someone who doesn't like being bribed. Most bribes should be roleplayed, and should often be more complicated than just simple purchases. Second, lots of bribes, especially the really serious ones (like contributions to political campaigns) are much more expensive than just $350 and could be a significant expenditure even for the very rich: a senator probably costs $100,000 or more.</blockquote>