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[Adonidus]

So I'm building up my first Shadowrun guy and getting into all the fun of the details of it, but then I got to the availability of my purchases. Looking up in the book it only seems to list availability for when you've already got a guy made up but how does it work for when you just building someone?
In the mean time I've just combined my base Charisma+Negotiation score for most items and if anything was really important I took my chances at listing it just so long as it wasn't crazy high above this value. But really, is their anything other than having your GM pick a number?

[overcannon]

Well, my group had a problem with the overuse of street and squatter, so I implemented the following.

Street: Availability 4, No vehicles, No gear over 5,000 Nuyen
Squatter: Availability 8, No gear over 10,000 Nuyen
Low: Availability 10, No gear over 45,000 Nuyen
Middle: Availability 12, No gear price restrictions
High: Availability 14, No gear price restrictions.
Luxury: Availability 16, No gear price restrictions.

[Tymeaus Jalynsfe...]

Well, my group had a problem with the overuse of street and squatter, so I implemented the following.

Street: Availability 4, No vehicles, No gear over 5,000 Nuyen
Squatter: Availability 8, No gear over 10,000 Nuyen
Low: Availability 10, No gear over 45,000 Nuyen
Middle: Availability 12, No gear price restrictions
High: Availability 14, No gear price restrictions.
Luxury: Availability 16, No gear price restrictions.

Only problem that I see with this is that it completely hoses the concept of the Runner who never stays in one place for longer than a day, keeping always under the radar, but is a professional (say Hitman, or Hacker, or Something) with access to the tools of the trade... Just because I choose to live a Low or Squatter existence in Motel flop to Motel flop, does not mean that I could not get access to the gear that I need to complete my missions...

I think that I will stick with the RAW. Availability up to 12, no limits on Nuyen expenditures to your starting Nuyen capabilities through BP (No More than 250,000 Nuyen at character creation barring any adjustments due to qualities).

[The Mack]

Well, my group had a problem with the overuse of street and squatter, so I implemented the following.

Street: Availability 4, No vehicles, No gear over 5,000 Nuyen
Squatter: Availability 8, No gear over 10,000 Nuyen
Low: Availability 10, No gear over 45,000 Nuyen
Middle: Availability 12, No gear price restrictions
High: Availability 14, No gear price restrictions.
Luxury: Availability 16, No gear price restrictions.

I dig it.

Only problem that I see with this is that it completely hoses the concept of the Runner who never stays in one place for longer than a day, keeping always under the radar, but is a professional (say Hitman, or Hacker, or Something) with access to the tools of the trade...

I seriously have a hard time with this concept. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif)

No one who isn't completely unhinged is going to live a spartan life in the gutters, barely able to take a shower, or ride public transportation, eating the worst of the worst garbage, in a room with nothing but concrete walls and a piss stained pair of jeans for a pillow - while simultaneously being a professional hitman who seems to have no needs beyond acquiring money through the riskiest method possible with the sole goal of purchasing more cutting edge gear/cyberware so they can continue to live in their hovel...

It just makes no sense to me.

Why be a professional criminal if your goal is to live like a hobo? You can do that without risking your life by pissing off some megacorp, or organized crime syndicate that can make your every waking moment a complete hell on Earth. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/spin.gif)