 Drugs and their street price, How much ¥ for a dose of Kamakaze? |
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 Aug 27 2007, 03:01 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 697 Joined: 18-August 07 Member No.: 12,735  |
I see the sample drugs in 4th ed... but I can't find availability or price for them... Which makes things tough when somebody wants to have a mild addiction to cram or kamakaze... much less consider just buying some...
Any clue as to the page with typical street costs for this stuff? |
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Aug 27 2007, 03:56 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Man and Machine, page 120.
~J |
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Aug 27 2007, 04:23 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 697 Joined: 18-August 07 Member No.: 12,735 |
Ok but that's third ed... is there a formula to convert 5/4 (target number 5, 4 days) to SR4?
Because I just don't see how to do the conversion. If a character wishes to purchase a controlled item on the black market, make a Negotiation + Charisma Extended Test with a threshold equal to the Availability and an interval based on the item’s cost (see the Availability Interval table, p. 303). |
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Aug 27 2007, 04:29 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
You could convert your characters back to SR3 ;)
(You'd also probably have to convert the costs, as what I saw of the gear in SR4 had radically different costs) ~J |
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Aug 27 2007, 05:38 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
Hopefully these SR3 prices will be fixed too. My mage certainly does not want to spend between 10 and 20k per month on Psyche. 500/dose - ouch.
Target number 5, 4 days per test. That was a rather easy test under previous editions. - if he calls a/his dealer, the GM decides on the availability. Illicit or not, this is very much handled like a real business ("Freakonomics" is a must-read). Product shortages are caused by law enforcement. - if he goes to town he has to roll the dice in order to find someone selling. I assume one goes to certain hangouts and asks around. Likely a two-step process of locating someone who does look like a dealer and then convincing him to sell some product. Much fun to be had with undercover cops / agents / scammers. And legal citizens who are not amused by the accusation of drug dealing. At all. I´d run this as CHA+Etiquette tests with variable target numbers depending on the paranoia and professionalism of the dealer. |
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Aug 27 2007, 05:45 PM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
To be explicit - No, there is no conversion formula, and drug prices for SR4 do not exist anywhere, not have there been any errata/faq/supplement to deal with them. Run a search on the forums for Drug Prices, as it comes up every 2 months or so. I'm sure there have been some prices and availabilities suggested. |
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Aug 27 2007, 05:46 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
If it weren't for the insanely crippling addiction rules, the cost would be far too low. It's a cheap drug that offers, in addition to a decently powerful bonus for the Awakened, an extra point of the most powerful attribute in the game for a minimum of an hour. It's no street drug. ~J |
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