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Eyeless Blond
post Apr 7 2004, 05:30 AM
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Just exposing the depths of my ignorance again, but in the average game, what transportation does a normal (eg. non-Rigger) runner usually use to start off? Should most runners have bikes and cars, or do they usually rely on a rigger to get that kind of stuff and use the bus for everything else? Is it unusual to buy a bike, but don't invest any points in driving skills? Or buy a car, and rely on the autonav all the time? I'm not talking about runs and run-related transport, there's already a thread about that, but for normal, everyday living life stuff. How does the average runner get around?

A related question is the aspect of cash. Do most people buy one or more forged credsticks at character creation to handle monetary needs, or do you usually stick to bills? How high rating of a forged credstick do your average runners use for regular food shopping? For high-level/high-Availabiliity transactions? For rent?

These kinds of things they really don't cover in the books that well. None of the example characters have equipment listed (other than cyerware) so it's hard to tell what a normal beginner should start off with.
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- Eyeless Blond   Things you never think about   Apr 7 2004, 05:30 AM
- - LaughingTiger   QUOTE what transportation does a normal (eg. non-R...   Apr 7 2004, 05:45 AM
- - tisoz   QUOTE (Eyeless Blond) These kinds of things they r...   Apr 7 2004, 07:23 AM
- - Synner   QUOTE (Eyeless Blond) These kinds of things they r...   Apr 7 2004, 08:05 AM
- - Connor   It's a house rule we've had fun with, but ...   Apr 7 2004, 08:39 AM
- - Talia Invierno   As was noted earlier, quite a bit of that can be c...   Apr 7 2004, 01:52 PM
- - Siege   Transport -- it depends on the character. Riggers...   Apr 7 2004, 02:10 PM
- - Darkest Angel   Transportation: In our games, if you want a car y...   Apr 7 2004, 02:39 PM
- - Austere Emancipator   The characters in my group used to have 2-4 cars o...   Apr 7 2004, 02:55 PM
- - sidartha   In most of my games between two and three people h...   Apr 7 2004, 07:41 PM
- - blakkie   For cars there is buying used. Nothing beats the h...   Apr 7 2004, 09:32 PM
- - John Campbell   I'll usually get a cheap vehicle, if I can aff...   Apr 7 2004, 10:00 PM
- - OurTeam   In our game someone usually buys a used Ford Ameri...   Apr 8 2004, 01:29 AM
- - OurTeam   QUOTE (John Campbell) I don't expect the rigge...   Apr 8 2004, 01:32 AM
- - imperialus   I'll typically try and take a few points usual...   Apr 8 2004, 04:29 AM
- - vebor   My face/adept goes around in a sports car to look...   Apr 8 2004, 04:39 AM
- - broho_pcp   For some reason, if I have extra cash at the end o...   Apr 8 2004, 05:33 AM
- - Moonstone Spider   There is a Flaw called Prototype/Used that applies...   Apr 8 2004, 07:43 PM
- - Herald of Verjigorm   Is there an actual line that mandates a minimum ma...   Apr 8 2004, 11:02 PM
- - blakkie   QUOTE (Herald of Verjigorm) Is there an actual lin...   Apr 8 2004, 11:17 PM
- - sidartha   QUOTE Once they appear they can be fixed as any ot...   Apr 9 2004, 12:52 AM
- - Herald of Verjigorm   Ah, the line about minimum mark-up is on page 76, ...   Apr 9 2004, 01:20 AM
- - Talia Invierno   Btw according to Riggers 3 (p.25), the base cost o...   Apr 14 2004, 01:59 PM
- - Egon   Run with the best. Run with a Bulldog. These vans...   Apr 14 2004, 07:21 PM


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