Affording a spaceship?

[Stormcrow]

Originally Posted by ericthered

I see them more like boats: If you own one just to get around you are wealthy, but there are lots of people who own cheap, rugged versions that provide their lively hood.

A good comparison! Yes, boats are probably a better analogy for most space settings.

Originally Posted by Fred Brackin

Realistically, spaceships as seen in rpgs (and movies and TV series, etc) do not exist and all prices for them are made up. The 10s and hundreds of millions you see some places are just someone's idea of what a ship _should_ cost. It's no more "realistic" than any other number.

There's real, and then there's realistic. I'm not talking about anything real.