Re: [HOE] RE: Dinero, Wasted West Style

[Darrin Bright <darrin@neobright.net>]

At 07:23 AM 6/17/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>I was talking to a friend of mine about dinero and HoE.  How does it work?  
>>There are no trust funds, Rich Dad's dead, and all those software billions 
>>went up when Seattle did.  
>>
>
>Well, in my campaign the only character with the Dinero edge is a Saloon
>Girl brought over from the Weird West, and whenever she makes her roll to
>check to see how much money she gets from the Dinero edge each session we
>assume it represents how well she's been rewarded by her customers for her
>services.

That's probably the best way to represent Dinero... have it happen
off-screen. Maybe the character runs a still during the down time, and
sells his hooch. Or maybe he knows of a secret stash of Twinkies, but he
can only get to it and cash in between sessions or long lulls in the
action. Maybe he's got a well-placed relative in the Iron Oasis that gives
him loans or an allowances whenever he has the time to stop by. And to a
certain extent, you don't have to be really specific about how the
money/bullets/resources show up. The other players notice that, between
sessions, the character disappeared for a few days, and when he showed up
again, he was loaded with extra ammunition... no explanation given, and
none expected.