Earning Income

For those interested in making money, the best course of action may be to go adventuring. While such activities are highly dangerous, this is, naturally, only a roleplaying game. If a player prefers to have a character with a more mundane life, his character can get a job or start a business. Basic rates of pay for different kinds of professions are presented on the Average Daily Income chart. Notably, it often helps to have some skill in a profession in order to try your hand in that field, but sometimes it’s funnier if you don’t. It is also important to remember that ordinary places (such as a character’s business or place of employment) may be subject to interesting events on a regular basis, and either can in itself make for an interesting campaign setting.

Starting a Business

To start a business, determine what exactly you want to do and how the business is going to work. Then roll Intellect + Connections, with modifiers (determined by the Cobbler) based around the resources and effort you're expending, the current quality of the economy, the originality or overall quality of your idea, your plan for putting it into practice, and any government regulations or other conditions which currently apply to your business. Notably, starting a business is often rather difficult, and a character should have good reason for each of the bonuses she applies to the check. In particular, if a great deal of effort or resources are not put on the line, a substantial penalty should apply.

Business Success Chart

Once you’ve rolled, apply the result to the Business Success chart. This chart will specify an income multiplier, which applies to your average daily salary on the Average Daily Income chart and shows how much you actually make. In the first few months of your business's existence, you should reroll on this chart fairly frequently, changing the modifiers if appropriate. Checks after the very first are modified by your businesses' previous most recent level of success (the modifier to next check column). After your business is firmly established, you should roll again any time you make a semi-significant change to your business structure, or whenever the economy or environment changes significantly.

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