"Cost: Not available for sale"

[CRMcNeill]

I asked a similar question under another topic, but it applies here, too.

Do you think the availability chart should be expanded, with new entries to provide more nuance? For example, in addition to the F, R and X options, perhaps an E to represent an item exclusive to a particular species or group?
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[Whill]

[CRMcNeill]

Any suggestions? That was the only one I could think of, and mostly because of the Bowcaster topic...
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[garhkal]

[CRMcNeill]

Actually, it's specific to the planet of origin, whereas an E would cover specific social groups, too.

Whatever, I'm open to suggestions.
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[Rusharn]

Personally for the larger star ships I would like to have cost if only to know what the economic impact is when x capital ship is destroyed and how the cost of constructing say and MC80 star cruiser compares to the costs of constructing an Imperial I class star destroyer, so when they start getting destroyed you can gauge what type of resources are needed to replace losses.

[Raven Redstar]

Is Age of Rebellion one of the new FFG books?

If so, they've finally put a price tag on an Imperial 1 Star Destroyer at 150,000,000 credits.
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[Naaman]

The issue with knowing the cost ofsomething like a star destroyer is that, in order to understand the "economic impact" you'll also neex to know things like the empires GDP and whether they uave means to liauidate assets and/or ramp up production to replenish loses, etc....

In other words, you would have to "make up" stuff anyway, and what you make up directly affects tue relative value of 150,000,000 credits... so ultimately, making up a price for a star destroyer or a death star or whatever is no better or worse than using a listed value and then making up the economic environment wherein the item exists.

The net effect is the same.

[Raven Redstar]

Potentially, yes. But, it also makes for the possibility of interesting adventures. A rebel group operating out of a sector manages to heist an ISD, that ISD gets damaged in battle, how much in the way of funds do they have to procure to enact repairs and get the ship up to fighting strength?

GM could hand wave, but knowing percentages of total value in repair costs lets the players know that they're going to have to pull off a big job just to get the cash to repair that ship.

I don't know, for me the ship would still be a "Not Available for sale: Estimated cost 150,000,000 credits" but at least it gives us a rough idea. That's better than no idea whatsoever.

Does anyone think that ship is a little inexpensive, or is it about priced right? A Corellian Corvette costs a bit over 1,000,000 credits. So, an ISD is priced about 150x that? I could see that...
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[Naaman]

Its possible it was built by the SW equivalent of Haliburton...

(I.e. a nut/bolt costs 10,000 credits... but not really: the bill to build it is actually just money laundering).

Also, Id be inclined to think that there would be serious mark ups if proprietary parts are used (which, IMO, should be reflected in the "cost" of something not available for sale).

I find it easiest to hand waive all the prices and equate 1 credit to one US dollar and use prices relative to real life, such that a starfighter would cost tens of millions of credits if bought new from the mfr.

Space transports would be cheaper as would "decommisiond" government vehicles (including starfighters) that have had their weapons and other systems modified to be within legal limits before being auctioned to the public.

[CRMcNeill]

The Rebellion space strategy game included cost values in both initial construction resources and maintenance upkeep. I can't guarantee they are proportional, but they do include several ships with known cost in the WEG material, such as the Corellian Corvette and the Bulk Freighter.

Check this out. I used the same data when writing up stats for the original starships from the game.
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[RedKnight]

i think i know what 'Not Available' is code for......'PC's dont get your hopes up' though the bowcaster thing is a bit weird since you'd think Trandoshans would be selling them wholesale....and i'm nearly 30% Certain you could get an N1 Style Hull Commissioned if you really liked it just with out the chrome and Banana Yellow paint.

[Dredwulf60]

[CRMcNeill]

Notice he never said what kind of ship. Or whether it would be the kind of ship you'd actually want to fly from Tatooine to Alderaan in...
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[Dredwulf60]