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Stormcrow · 10-15-2018, 12:09 PM

If you want to use Unusual Background for that, the Game Police won't stop you, but I don't think it's really meant for that. Owning a base is not exactly a "special ability" that isn't widely available in the game world, unless you've got a REALLY weird world.

What you're describing sounds to me like Signature Gear: "distinctive, valuable possessions unrelated to your wealth level." Work out how much the base will cost, multiply by two, divide by average campaign starting wealth, and that's the number of points of Signature Gear you need to spend.

So if my TL8 base is worth $1M, I'd need to spend 100 character points to make it Signature Gear. Then, no matter what my Wealth or Status, I'd have a million-$ base.

10-15-2018, 12:09 PM	#15
Stormcrow Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ronkonkoma, NY	Re: Homebase If you want to use Unusual Background for that, the Game Police won't stop you, but I don't think it's really meant for that. Owning a base is not exactly a "special ability" that isn't widely available in the game world, unless you've got a REALLY weird world. What you're describing sounds to me like Signature Gear: "distinctive, valuable possessions unrelated to your wealth level." Work out how much the base will cost, multiply by two, divide by average campaign starting wealth, and that's the number of points of Signature Gear you need to spend. So if my TL8 base is worth $1M, I'd need to spend 100 character points to make it Signature Gear. Then, no matter what my Wealth or Status, I'd have a million-$ base.