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<blockquote data-quote="HeapThaumaturgist" data-source="post: 1780540" data-attributes="member: 12332">For demonstration purposes, here's what went on as far as using the Wealth system in my last game:One of the players wanted to build some small remote drones for recon purposes while in the field.&nbsp; We decided on a price DC for the components, she made a Wealth check and successfully purchased &quot;Components For Robot Drones&quot;.&nbsp; This consisted of God-Only-Knows-What ... didn't really matter, what mattered was the overall price and shopping time to collect the proper things to build her drones.Earlier, all of the players felt they were currently of high enough level as to warrant Mastercrafted personal items.&nbsp; The group has a mysterious patron that funds their living arrangements and outfitting, so I decided that since this was a down-time check they could use Requisition Rules to see if their employer would agree to those requests.&nbsp; We went around the table, figured some DCs for items, and everybody managed to get their personal &quot;thing&quot; but one player, who rolled badly.&nbsp; We had MC Brass Knuckles, a Desert Eagle, and some Impromptu combat leathers (for the martial artist fellow, who just felt left out of the armor and weapons requisitioning fun).&nbsp; The guy that missed his roll had wanted a MC longsword, and I said that it would take a little longer to dredge up that sort of item, but that their butler had a line in on something suitable and they should check back (try again) later.Later, during the game, somebody wanted to know if he'd thought to pack his character's &quot;Custom Set Of Lock Picks&quot; ... a bolt cutter.&nbsp; I said:&nbsp; &quot;Let's find out.&quot; and we used the On Hand Items rule to see if he had brought them with.&nbsp; Successful check, so yes indeed, he'd brought some bolt cutters with.Not thirty seconds later, another player wanted to see if there was a chain in a nearby truck that he could use, with the truck, to pull the handle off a door.&nbsp; I decided this would be just like an On Hand Item check, but we'd use his REPUTATION instead of Wealth ... just seemed like a good idea at the time.&nbsp; In the past I've used things like Charisma checks with random DCs for the sake of game uncertainty, but I thought:&nbsp; &quot;Hey, the Wealth system has put DCs on items for me already ... and reputation is an arbitrary number that I've been raising as these fellows become more popular and heroic.&quot;&nbsp; It was a very popular game mechanic at the table that night, as it posed interesting connections between the narrative and the metanarrative (I.E. the story being told that evening, and the overall game of individuals rising to the ranks of heroes).--fje</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HeapThaumaturgist, post: 1780540, member: 12332"] For demonstration purposes, here's what went on as far as using the Wealth system in my last game: One of the players wanted to build some small remote drones for recon purposes while in the field. We decided on a price DC for the components, she made a Wealth check and successfully purchased "Components For Robot Drones". This consisted of God-Only-Knows-What ... didn't really matter, what mattered was the overall price and shopping time to collect the proper things to build her drones. Earlier, all of the players felt they were currently of high enough level as to warrant Mastercrafted personal items. The group has a mysterious patron that funds their living arrangements and outfitting, so I decided that since this was a down-time check they could use Requisition Rules to see if their employer would agree to those requests. We went around the table, figured some DCs for items, and everybody managed to get their personal "thing" but one player, who rolled badly. We had MC Brass Knuckles, a Desert Eagle, and some Impromptu combat leathers (for the martial artist fellow, who just felt left out of the armor and weapons requisitioning fun). The guy that missed his roll had wanted a MC longsword, and I said that it would take a little longer to dredge up that sort of item, but that their butler had a line in on something suitable and they should check back (try again) later. Later, during the game, somebody wanted to know if he'd thought to pack his character's "Custom Set Of Lock Picks" ... a bolt cutter. I said: "Let's find out." and we used the On Hand Items rule to see if he had brought them with. Successful check, so yes indeed, he'd brought some bolt cutters with. Not thirty seconds later, another player wanted to see if there was a chain in a nearby truck that he could use, with the truck, to pull the handle off a door. I decided this would be just like an On Hand Item check, but we'd use his REPUTATION instead of Wealth ... just seemed like a good idea at the time. In the past I've used things like Charisma checks with random DCs for the sake of game uncertainty, but I thought: "Hey, the Wealth system has put DCs on items for me already ... and reputation is an arbitrary number that I've been raising as these fellows become more popular and heroic." It was a very popular game mechanic at the table that night, as it posed interesting connections between the narrative and the metanarrative (I.E. the story being told that evening, and the overall game of individuals rising to the ranks of heroes). --fje [/QUOTE]

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