Important questions / topics at the meet, A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Johnson... Options

[gargaMONK]

My favorite role in Shadowrun has long been the Face. And while the circumstances of the run may or may not facilitate my talking our group past an obstacle, I consider my primary job to be getting the team the most possible nuyen for the run.

With that in mind, I'm interested in compiling a... checklist? ... of sorts, of questions / topics that every pro face should bring up. I see the meet as having three stages:

1. Before the runners have accepted.
2. After the runners have accepted, but before they've left for the run.
3. After they've completed the run.

So, for the first stage, the Johnson cannot reveal to me specific details of the run, in case we don't accept and he has to find someone else. My main interest is not accepting for less money than it's worth.

My favorite questions for stage 1:

• Would you be willing to put it in Escrow? (ferrets out backstabs)
• Does it involve wetwork? (higher price)
• Is it against a Megacorp/Criminal syndicate, or involving a draconic entity in any way? (higher price)
• Is there a time limit?

Negotiating points:

• In the case that the money is per-person I have also sometimes mentioned that we have a hacker who never shows up to meets in person, thus negotiating for an extra share that we may divvy between us.

Stage 2 He can give me any information he has at the time. My main objective is to be as prepared for the run as I can, to save my team from potential pitfalls.

• Do you have the layout / security info for the location?
• Is the package dangerous (explosive, radioactive, violent, etc), illegal, heavy?
• Do you have a picture of [person x]?
• Is there anything else we should know?

Stage 3 There isn't always a 3rd stage negotiation. It occurs when a) you have to deliver something to complete the run (and thus the Johnson still has a reason to pay you more) and b) when some part of the run went not as informed. Ex. Different security, corp, package than expected.

• We encountered X, which you say anything to us about. We think an additional x00Y would be fair.

What are your favorites, or, alternately, what has worked well for you in the past?