Re: (TFT) Jobs table: 100,000 simulated soldiers and farmers

[Sgt Hulka <hulkasgt@yahoo.com>]

I really like your idea below for start-ups. The key innovation is not letting the six months start over if you die.

--- On Sat, 9/17/11, Mark Tapley <mtapley@swri.edu> wrote:

> From: Mark Tapley <mtapley@swri.edu>
> I still use it
> routinely to put a little "scatter" into my starting parties
> for one-shot adventures. Everyone gets to work for 6 months,
> or, if they die, whatever is left of the 6 months
> (discourages maximum-risk professions). They can buy
> whatever they want with what they earn during that time.
> Usually, they can loan each other money or go in together on
> expensive items. That seems to work OK, and also helps them
> get ideas for back-stories for their characters. Used that
> way, I think the jobs table has a pretty useful function in
> my adventures.
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