I know there had been a topic about this, but the search-function doesn´t work at the moment. So i reopen this topic here and ask you, my chummers, if you use this (or the reversed) option and if you use it, how you handle the rule.

- How much does a point of karma cost?
- How many can you purchase per run?
- Can everybody use this option or only the ones that really need it (magical active)?

normally i run it at 10k to 1 karma but last game was a little nuts with 5k to 1 karma. it really depends how generous you are with both. if you give 5-15k a run i would say 5k is fine. if you give much more than that adjust accordingly.

I've actually allowed this too due to the fact we only meet once every two weeks. 5k to 1karma, with a once per session limit.

I use it at once per in-game week.


A run should pay ~2,500:nuyen: for each Karma earned, to maintain balance between Mundane & Awakened/Emergent. Thus, a run should pay ~20,000 per character, post-expenses, as of SR4A (suggested 8-9 Karma award).

In line with this, Nuyen <-> Karma trade should be 2,500 <-> 1

I haven't seen this. Is this an official optional rule somewhere that I missed, or just ported from SR3? I'm curious -- I might use it if so.

I heavily advise everyone to allow cash for karma and vice versa, because it's patently impossible to give out rewards that every player needs equally. Awakened character guzzle up karma, but don't need that much money, while street sams are exactly the opposite. So you will screw some of you players, regardless of how you handle you personal karma:cash reward ratio.

And as muspellsheimr mentioned, 2500 per 1 point of karma would be the "mathematically correct" ratio, if you care.

I use 2,500 = 1 Karma for the simple reason that Karmagen uses it.