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Old 01-21-2021, 01:28 PM   #4
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Default Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Independent Income

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Originally Posted by Fred Brackin View Post
Definitely Steampunk. I remember the playtest.
It didn't actually say, in Steampunk, that it was intended to represent the wealthy. At the time, if you were Very Wealthy or better, you had II built it; taking the advantage gave you the same benefit at lower wealth levels. The original text cited the retired sergeant's "shillin' a day, bloomin' good pay" as an example of II.
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