Availability

[worfbacca]

What do you do when someone is trying to locate an item based on the availability code .. such as 2F. What skill do you use and what difficulties do you follow?
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[pakman]

I am revising this a bit for my game*, but I am thinking something like this;

The Item availability codes, match difficulty levels.

Availability 1 - Difficulty level 1 - Very Easy
Availability 2 - Difficulty level 2 - Easy
Availability 3 - Difficulty level 3 - Moderate
Availability 4 - Difficulty level 4 - Difficult
etc.

Then it would be something like depending on how big commerce and trade were on a planet, would give a bonus or penalty. I have yet to review the planets section in the rules - but will try to keep it very simple.

I would make the difficulty the number of hours it takes to find the item, and a roll on either Search, Business, any kind of knowledge or trade, or anything that sounds reasonable.

If the item were restricted - it might take either Bureaucracy, or Streetwise.

I tend to be somewhat fluid with skills - if a player invested in something, and can come up with a plausible reason it might work - I let them roll.

note - for most mundane items - that makes sense to find - I would not even roll - I might just say it takes time based on the avail code. Unless of course there were detailed story reasons (like not finding a hyperdrive part, or the NPC in the junk shop is a role playing encounter).- I try not to make things a hassle.

Best of luck in what ever you decide!

* - I am in a massive house rules update for my game - so extensive, that instead of creating a large supplemental document, I am just making a new rules book- that way the players are not having to look back and forth. it is coming along, as as it gets more complete will share with folks here on the pit for feedback.
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[CRMcNeill]

This has come up previously; I’m partial to garhkal’s solution.
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[garhkal]

Thanks C.. Its a mix of both their availability Number, AND the code..
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[pakman]