Enforcer84 Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? "Caffeine: it's MY super power" A hero hiding in plain sight...genius. A fitness guru who espouses some sort of "combat exercise" like Taebo or Sport Kickboxing would also have a reasonable excuse for certain vigilanteesque injuries... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Miles Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Characters father was a famous explorer, discovered a lost valley in South America, populated by Mayans. Father was killed, character inherits the wealth of gold in the valley that the Mayans tribute to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister E Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? imho, levels of "thrift" ought to be built as straight Money. Have you thought about maybe starting The First National Electricity Bank of America? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister E Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Have you ever ran or been in a Dark Champions game where corporate espionage was the driving motivation to adventure? Does cyberpunk count as Dark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Does cyberpunk count as Dark? Unless it's run in a comedic fashion, cyberpunk is classic "Dark Champions" material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbullet Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? How about: You make a (relatively) small investment in the oil speculation a few years ago. All of the law-suits clear themselves up and *blammo* you turn $50k into $6-8million. Saw this in some news report, somewhere. Must be nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Character was a child star (music, TV, movies or combinations thereof) who somehow bucked the usual trend. Unlikely, I know, but it COULD happen. Instead of blowing/otherwise losing all that money in his/her teens/twenties, a sizable chunk of it was actually very well-invested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamamura Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Character was a child actor whose parents invested wisely his earning so when the parts dried up and he became a young man, he had a large amount of wealth at hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkham Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Unknown to everyone, character's grandfather was a bankrobber. When the character inherits the house, finds WWII Ammo boxes full of money and jewels from safe deposit boxes in the attic, now worth many millions of dollars. Everyone thinks grandfather was just a depression-era hoarder. Character ( or their father ) invented a popular RPG that got turned into movies and numerous popular console and computer games before selling the whole property to a major game company ( who proceeded to run it into the ground ). Character invented and patented the 'industry standard' of some low level software networking architecture and now collects royalties from Apple, MS, Google, EBay and Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed, Then one day he was shootin at some food, And up through the ground came a bubblin' crude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Now this is the story all about how My life got flipped, turned upside down And I'd like to take a minute just sit right there I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel-air... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Bubblegum inventor, perhaps? However, they wouldn't be quite as eccentric, as, say, Willy Wonka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Yeah, well. I dunno what sort of return Mr Wonka's business was making but, even assuming the Umpa-Lumpas worked for free, the overhead on his plant must have been horrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? If the character had slowed aging or doesn't age, a very small investment at a lousy compounding interest rate will still be worth millions if you wait long enough. Time travel: go back in time. Acquire a small to medium amount of coinage. Bury it in a secure location. Travel back to the present. Dig up your coinage. Sell as antiques. Time travel 2: Go forward in time. Acquire sports almanac, or business section of newspaper. Go back to present. Invest accordingly. Sports star in unusual sport. Bowling champ. Darts champ. Pokeman champ. I was thinking of someone who got it the second oldest way. Inherit it. Great granddad owned land in Pennsylvania, when the Oil boom struck, well, guess where it was? Grandpa was a high ranking Nazi. Sale of art treasures made him rich. Trying to make up for his ancestor's crimes, he fights a neverending battle... the REALLY old way to get it is to Steal it. whether by cunning or brute force... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? I was thinking of someone who got it the second oldest way. Inherit it. Great granddad owned land in Pennsylvania, when the Oil boom struck, well, guess where it was? Grandpa was a high ranking Nazi. Sale of art treasures made him rich. Trying to make up for his ancestor's crimes, he fights a neverending battle... the REALLY old way to get it is to Steal it. whether by cunning or brute force... A character using their ill-gotten inheritance to do good. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? the REALLY old way to get it is to Steal it. whether by cunning or brute force... "In America, the two traditional ways of making millions is theft and inheritance. The prefered way is to have your grandfather do the crime while you inherit." - Dogbert (Scott Adams) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jormonma Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? -Be born in Qatar, qatari people get paid just for exist, and in 10 years or so you can be a millionaire. -To be identical to a gangster who is gonna be paid in a Casino by letting him win in every game he plays up to the money the Casino owners owe to the gangster. At first the character thinks he is the most fortunate person in Earth, but then the mistake is discovered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Agenda Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Grand-dad invented whiteout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Discovered Oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Discovered Oil? You mean like a Hillbilly prospector? A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed, Then one day he was shootin at some food, And up through the ground came a bubblin' crude. Beverly Hillbilly that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Well sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? I'll spare you all from the "baby oil" joke . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Grand-dad invented whiteout. That should be Grand-mother which would make you a Son of a Monkee:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? That should be Grand-mother which would make you a Son of a Monkee:D Couldn't you be the Monkee's nephew, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alverant Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Eccentric but plausible ways a character could be rich? Professional athlete who had to retire early dot-com founder who sold his company at the right time out of court settlement head of own religion stockholder in a big company that sells so many products you buy one every time you go grocery shopping winner in reality show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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