Hermit Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Another WWYCD just cuz . If your character is well off or better, he or she suddenly faces financial collapse due to what seems to be the worst stream of luck possible. In short, you're in the poor house within a week and your usual methods of recovery (Be it a high priced job, an inheritance or what have you) just aren't there at this point. On the flip side, if your character is middle class or poorer, he/she gets a windfall. Maybe the lotto, maybe the hero is left in the will when a rich man he saved months ago dies with no family leaving him as the only beneficiary? Perhaps the meteor you keep from hitting earth is full of precious stones You're rich! What does your character do? Does he or she suspect something more to this sudden unlucky/lucky break? How would the NOW rich characters spend their new money? How do your now poor characters try to adjust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune First, I'd be rather...upset with the GM who used my 10-15 point perk - THAT I PAID POINTS FOR - as a disad! Second - I'd be annoyed with the GM who made me allocate my next 10+points in XP to buy off disads and buy a perk. Third, I'd get over myself and get on with the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune oh, and a spoiler for after you've answered It turns out that the shift in fortunes is quite literal. A limited 'band' of probability,one influencing financial success, was recently inverted and amplified by a mystical ritual by a greedy cabal. In short, those who've done well in finances have found all their good luck at wealth making/holding switched over to those who had little luck in that same area. Busting the cabal up can indeed prevent the inversion from getting worse, but the best way to return things as they were is to have at least a few of the now rich be willing to give it up and have the 'status quo' back. If they do, soon luck will flip back and matter less (Hard work and talent ARE Supposed to matter after all) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune tuff-man who's broke most of the time,would pay off his bills and go on a road trip to celebrate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune First' date=' I'd be rather...upset with the GM who used my 10-15 point perk - THAT I PAID POINTS FOR - as a [i']disad! [/i] Second - I'd be annoyed with the GM who made me allocate my next 10+points in XP to buy off disads and buy a perk. Third, I'd get over myself and get on with the game. But at least you didn't flip the table And yeah, assume your GM is one you trust so you know this is either temporary, or you will be compensated for your troubles *G* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune Man i wish I had a Power Armored hero for this one.... Fallout lives inside a Nuclear reactor and doesn't have much need for money. Apollyon is a drifter by nature and the loss of his savings would really only affect how well he travels as he's not one for the finer things in life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagadorn Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune The Stranger: Rich!... well, time to go use his crowd invisibility and freak people out by making money appear in their pockets. Radon: Lost all his money? The world stopped needing nuclear power? Doubtful. Paladin: Having been through SEVERAL world economy crashes (or close enough) he'll deal and plan for a long-term recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagisawa Takumi Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune MACH 5: Well, if for whatever reason that he became black listed with the U.S. government and thus lost his money, he'd be in a real bind. The Mechanically-Assisted Combat Harness Mark 5 is a 'Hanger Queen', requiring constant use or it'll start to break down, and the electronics alone are hard to keep up without hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. 'Tank' Matherson: He's just a regular joe working for an Avengers styke group of heroes, so he'd be rich. However, he'd give his parents the money because his needs are more or less already taken care of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marketeer Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune Blackberry S. Firr is well-off normally; not quite "rich" but certainly able to fund her many side projects. She would probably end up destitute. Prior to the shift, Blackberry spent a lot of time helping people down on their luck get back on their feet. She has seen how difficult it was for them, but being a very compassionate person herself, she never really "got" how some people would shun the poor. Now, she would be experiencing it for the first time, and probably be more distressed by the lack of sympathy people give each other than her personal suffering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfergus Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune All of my characters except one is normal in income. All of my characters of this group except one would save it or spend it on "good deeds" or helping the group. Olorin is rich. Part is in stocks/etc and that could be lost. The rest is in a pouch he keeps on him. If stolen, he could find it fairly quickly. Regardless, unless his magic failed, it would not last long. Can we say detect precious metal and the ability to get it? (tunnelling, desolid, t-port and more with time) He'd go "Aw crud! Well, off to work." (see above as to just what work) Futurian is lower middle class to middle class. Once rich..."Whee! Amazon.com here I come! i-phone, here I come. Oh yeah, I want a horse! And a stable. Heck, several horses. An aquarium and dolphins! Monkeys! Oh man, what first?" Yep, he'd blow it, and end up middle class again real fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune I note the situation as described is much more suspicious for the guys losing their money. They experience multiple instances of bad luck, while the lucky guys just win some kind of lottery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted February 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune while the lucky guys just win some kind of lottery. Or get left in a will they weren't expecting as mentioned as one possibility, but the gaining money might also be suspicious if checked out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune Super Model definitely wouldn't be happy if her modelling career went belly-up. However, she would still have her looks, so as long as rich men have eyes I don't think she'd actually have any difficulty maintaining her lifestyle–it'd just involve a blow to her pride to accept gifts rather than paying for things herself. I don't think it would actually occur to her that super-villainy might be afoot, as she'd blame her falling stock in the fashion world on being edged out by newer rivals. Earth Girl is literally dirt poor, and doesn't have any personal use for money. I guess someone might have named her as their beneficiary, or she might have emerged from mega-tunneling with part of her body composed of precious metals or gemstones. Any money gained would be given to evironmental nonprofits like Greenpeace and the Sierra Club. Kurzhaan the Conqueror doesn't have any real fortune in the present day, can provide for his own needs via magic, and doesn't really understand modern finance. I think he'd just ask someone else what he should do with reward money or whatnot and end up giving it away to whatever they describe as worthy causes. If whatever's monkeying with fortune is magical in nature, he might pick up on it and investigate further to see who's behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pól Ruadh Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune El Aguila Azul is used to living on the cheap, however, as he was raised in an orphanage, they could probably expect a sizable anonymous donation in the near future. He'd probably also put a passel of cash into local projects to improve the neighbourhood he's currently living in - Homeless shelters, local clinics, youth centres. There's lots of people who need money more than he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune i cheated and read the spoiler (but, its cool I am not going to change what I was going to type anyhow) Badger- Well, dude is pretty much a hermit who lives in a cave. Do you think he is poor or rich? Anyhow, he really doesnt have much need for money. Probably buries it somewhere in an unused part of the cave for later emergency just in case. Frosty Bob- uh oh. with money. He'll get all the guns, drink all the beer, pick up all the easy women he can. Aww, man debauchery to the extreme. (money was the only thing keeping that from happening in the first place. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagisawa Takumi Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune Man i wish I had a Power Armored hero for this one.... Fallout lives inside a Nuclear reactor and doesn't have much need for money. Apollyon is a drifter by nature and the loss of his savings would really only affect how well he travels as he's not one for the finer things in life. As I posted, I do have one. And he'd be screwed big time. To make sure his suit doesn't break down, he'd have to live in it, and that would just delay the inevitable. It's one of the suits biggest flaws, if you let it rest in one mode too long it'll start to lock up and get mechanical errors. And then there's the whole electronic suite that's built into it. Designed to counter most super powers, they're very resource intensive (The only major things that the suit would have issues countering with are big things like Weather manipulators, Gravity controllers and the like, as well as Magic, those would just be bad.) Finally, there's the fact that the telemetry and radar is done by a second operator, she's back at base reading the info and being his eyes at the back of his head. The MACH 5 is actually a two man operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabricati Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune ... In this case, at least, Junkyard Dog is better off than most Powered Armor characters. Materials are cheap, the infrastructure requires only electricity, which, thanks to her advances in nano-fusion, she has in abundance... All she'd really be missing are facilities and that can be found conveniently anywhere she happens to find them. Luck 2d6, thank you. She built it largely to be easy-maintenance. No point in having a suit of armor that requires five people to support if you're planning on using it for industrial jobs that may require constant on-site operations, right? The rest, well... It simply doesn't matter as much to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagisawa Takumi Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Re: Change of Fortune The MACH 5 (The fifth model. ) has some experimental tech, at least to THAT game world, namely the forms it takes, there's a Melee mode, Ranged and Flight, each rebalances and changes key components of the suit (The enhanced strength actually fluctuates between each, as do the entire weapons array.) Then there's the Super countermeasure unit, which can adapt versus cold and fire controllers (Defenses vs. Entangles with Ice Special Effect), among others and that would bust down quickly without recalibration after each and every mission. There's a reason that MACH 5 is a government operative. He needs the money that his bounties bring in, as well as access to U.S. Army facilities (He's a former Army Military Engineer, specializing in Weapons. His GF is a robotics specialist and another of those 'young graduates' from MIT.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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