 Karma for cash and cash for karma, An old optional rule, or maybe not |
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 Apr 24 2009, 12:48 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 95 Joined: 6-March 09 Member No.: 16,949  |
I remember an old SR Companion rule where a runner could trade earned karma for cash and vice versa. Althought we didn't use that rule a lot, it allowed a karmic addictive character (well, anyone using magic) to advance without having to keep an enormous pile of nuyen, sitting under his bed for nothing.
Is anyone using this rule in SR4 ?? What about game balance ?? What's the karma/cash trade are you using ?? Any concerns ?? Thanks a bunch. |
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Apr 24 2009, 01:03 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 992 Joined: 23-December 08 From: the Tampa Sprawl Member No.: 16,707 |
People who do it normally use a ratio of 1KP = $2,500. Of course, the best ratio is going to be the same one you use for Karma/Cash balance during your adventures. For my high powered game, it is 1KP = $5k.
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Apr 24 2009, 06:05 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (InfinityzeN @ Apr 24 2009, 08:03 AM)  People who do it normally use a ratio of 1KP = $2,500. Of course, the best ratio is going to be the same one you use for Karma/Cash balance during your adventures. For my high powered game, it is 1KP = $5k. I think our last game was something like $5k for 2 karma, but you had to donate the cash to an organization that's mission statement somehow matched your personal beliefs (for the toxic shaman in our group it was donating to a landfill). It should be noted that our GM runs pretty much double-karma from RAW. |
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Apr 25 2009, 01:38 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 3-July 08 Member No.: 16,112 |
Pretty important rule.
We used: 1 Karma cost 5000 and 2500 Nuyen cost 1 Karma. and you have to come up with some in-time explanation (extra-job, donation, extra training, ...) |
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Apr 25 2009, 02:40 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 269 Joined: 25-September 06 Member No.: 9,467 |
We always did it on a per session basis, ie you could take double the karma from a session in return for all of the money earned that session. This meant that some sessions it was more beneficial to trade in karma for cash, and some it was better to trade cash for karma.. We also required you find a way to justify it, such as hitting a casino to convert karma to cash, or donating to the local orphanage to convert cash to karma.
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Apr 25 2009, 03:55 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Didn't I create a sleazy Free Spirit that collected people's Karma for Money awhile back?
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