LIFESTYLE CATEGORIES[ Spoiler ]
Comforts 6
"You have priceless antiques and original art by famous artists in your home. Your furniture is custom designed by well-known designers, and your interior décor looks like it belongs in the center feature of a home and garden trid show. You have a full staff."
Examples: The wall paneling is made from precious hard-woods, and the faucets are gold-plated. There’s a Picasso on the wall, a library of rare manuscripts and first editions, and a domestic staff of 4–5.
Entertainment 6
"Life exists to entertain you. If you want it, you can have it."
Examples: Top artists grace private parties at your home, you tour the set of your favorite tridshow whenever you like, and you play customized VR games made just for you and your friends. You have a regular table on the bottom floor of Dante’s (yes, in Hong Kong, London, and Seattle). You can afford exclusive treatments at Evo’s Red Star Clinic. You take a vacation on Evo’s Shibanokuji Freefall Resort, just to get away from it all.
Necessities 6
"You have more room than you know what to do with, and your comforts rival those of royalty. Only your imagination and the time to get the ingredients limits your cuisine."
Examples: You live in a 750 square meter villa, a mansion with extensive grounds, or a multi-story penthouse. Your appliances are kept up to date or bleeding edge, you eat quail eggs and peacock tongue for breakfast, and you only drink wine that has aged for more than 50 years, all prepared and served by a small domestic army of servants. The water on tap is from melting glacial ice you ship in. You shop the fashion shows in Paris and have a private account at Zoé.
Neighborhood 7
"If living with the rich and famous just isn’t quite enough, step into the ultimate luxury lifestyle. Sprawling mansions, staffed with dozens, are the norm. Residents have their own highly trained and equipped security, although the premier security forces of Knight Errant or Lone Star stand ready to respond, if needed. The neighborhood has stunningly beautiful bioengineered plants; the native wildlife is restricted to beautiful songbirds and the occasional cute squirrel. The only bugs are butterflies. Even the metahumans are more beautiful here. It’s like something out of a sim..."
Limitations: You cannot choose less than High for any other category.
Examples: The Peak (Hong Kong), Lowfyr’s estate in Tir Tairngire
Security 6
"You are as safe as anyone in the Sixth World can be. It would take a dedicated team of runners to infiltrate your property. In fact, your security is so good it gets in your way sometimes, but hey, better your own security than the riffraff, right?"
Device Rating: 6
Professional Rating: 5–6
Examples: Executive protection team (up to 6 members), multiple rating 6 guard spirits, dual-natured patrol critters, on-site mage (initiated), cutting edge automated gun systems, on-site spider, bio-drones, passkey node access.
LIFESTYLE QUALITIES[ Spoiler ]
Privacy Screen 3 Physical +3 LP
"Something about the home or the neighborhood makes external observation of the house difficult. Examples include loud fountains, blocking buildings or vegetation, and heavy Matrix traffic. Add +1 per level to the threshold to any Perception Test when attempting to perform surveillance on the home or residents. Choose the type of observation (Matrix, Astral, or Physical) to receive this quality."
Privacy Screen 3 Astral +3 LP
"Something about the home or the neighborhood makes external observation of the house difficult. Examples include loud fountains, blocking buildings or vegetation, and heavy Matrix traffic. Add +1 per level to the threshold to any Perception Test when attempting to perform surveillance on the home or residents. Choose the type of observation (Matrix, Astral, or Physical) to receive this quality."
Privacy Screen 3 Matrix +3 LP
"Something about the home or the neighborhood makes external observation of the house difficult. Examples include loud fountains, blocking buildings or vegetation, and heavy Matrix traffic. Add +1 per level to the threshold to any Perception Test when attempting to perform surveillance on the home or residents. Choose the type of observation (Matrix, Astral, or Physical) to receive this quality."
Security Conscious +2 LP
"The interior design of the home makes it perfect for defending against intruders. Whether by design or accident, the layout, rooms, and furniture make perfect cover and give residents (and regular visitors) an advantage in battle. Residents can always find partial cover or full cover in combat. At gamemaster discretion, the home may also provide a dice pool modifier for AR (AR Modifiers, p. 208, SR4)."
Well Made +1 LP
"The home is well-insulated and well-made. The owner stays dry and comfortable, even in extreme weather events such as 100 degree or higher temperatures or severe thunderstorms."
Workplace +1 LP
"The home has an attached garage or an available large space, secure from the elements, to work in, operate a small business, or house a magical lodge. This could be a warehouse, large loft, or even a storefront. This raises the space aspect of Necessities by two levels."
HOME NODE[ Spoiler ]
CENTRAL HOME NODE
Evo LifeManagement AAA-Class Series (Luxury)
Response 7
Signal 3
System 7
Firewall 7
Home Management Software Suite
Rating 7
IC rating 6 standard
Patrolling hackers
+Telematics Infrastructure Software 7
MISCELLANEOUS [ Spoiler ]
VEHICLES
At 25 LP or above, the lifestyle includes the lease and maintenance of two vehicles, plus a chauffer to drive them. Purchasing a vehicle is only included when a permanent lifestyle (at or above 20 LP) is purchased. Note that the vehicles are normal groundcraft only.
WORKSHOP/FACILITIES
When setting up a workspace, a shop requires Middle Necessities, while a facility requires High Necessities. Note that the Necessities only cover the basic shelter, utilities, and space requirements. PCs will have to purchase equipment and tools separately.
MONTHLY COST: 400,000n¥ + Depreciated expense of 1 time expenditure for Central Home Node and Home Management Suite upgrades.
PURCHASE COST: 40,000,000n¥ I'm going to be tucking my home security and home luxury ideas in here. In the mean time, what do you think goes in a house this expensive?
EVO Worldwear Smart Home (tm), Orichalchum Edition
Aug 31 2010, 01:01 AM
