Contacts - Revision history

Peter Knutsen: /* Please note */ updating note and example

2011-08-07T11:54:57Z

Please note: updating note and example

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	Include any and all pertinent advice here. The goal is to increase the chance of each player having fun, by giving advice helping the player to decide whether to buy the ability or not (if the article is about one or more abilities) or use the option (if the article is about something that characters can choose to do), and later on how to make use of the ability (e.g. to avoid any pitfalls that aren't extremely obvious).		Include any and all pertinent advice here. The goal is to increase the chance of each player having fun, by giving advice helping the player to decide whether to buy the ability or not (if the article is about one or more abilities) or use the option (if the article is about something that characters can choose to do), and later on how to make use of the ability (e.g. to avoid any pitfalls that aren't extremely obvious).
	== Please note ==		== Please note ==
-	After the 50th Contact Level, the cost goes up by 7 PP per CL continously, it does not continue to escalate (i.e. 100 Contact Levels would cost ~~550~~ PP). Also note that the vast majority of Contacts will have modest amounts of Contact Levels, perhaps from 5 to 20.	+	After the 50th Contact Level, the cost goes up by 6 PP per CL continously, it does not continue to escalate (i.e. 100 Contact Levels would cost 450 PP). Also note that the vast majority of Contacts will have modest amounts of Contact Levels, perhaps from 5 to 20.

	== Mini-FAQ ==		== Mini-FAQ ==

Peter Knutsen: /* Contact Skill */ writing "Skill" in the corner cells, to make it clearer what the table deals with

2011-08-07T11:54:08Z

Contact Skill: writing "Skill" in the corner cells, to make it clearer what the table deals with

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	{\|style="margin: 2px;"		{\|style="margin: 2px;"
-	! !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! '''8''' !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13	+	! Skill !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! '''8''' !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13
	\|-		\|-
	\| Gossip \|\| b \|\| 1 \|\| 2 \|\| 4 \|\| 6 \|\| '''9''' \|\| 12 \|\| 16 \|\| 21 \|\| 28 \|\| -		\| Gossip \|\| b \|\| 1 \|\| 2 \|\| 4 \|\| 6 \|\| '''9''' \|\| 12 \|\| 16 \|\| 21 \|\| 28 \|\| -
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	\| Dealer \|\| - \|\| b \|\| 2 \|\| 5 \|\| 8 \|\| '''12''' \|\| 17 \|\| 22 \|\| 28 \|\| 35 \|\| -		\| Dealer \|\| - \|\| b \|\| 2 \|\| 5 \|\| 8 \|\| '''12''' \|\| 17 \|\| 22 \|\| 28 \|\| 35 \|\| -
	\|-		\|-
-	! !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! '''8''' !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13	+	! Skill !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! '''8''' !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13
	\|}		\|}

Peter Knutsen: /* Contact Levels */ made CLs cheaper, and fixed the example

2011-08-07T11:53:31Z

Contact Levels: made CLs cheaper, and fixed the example

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	! Contact<br>Level !! Cost		! Contact<br>Level !! Cost
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 1 \|\| 2 PP	+	\| 1 \|\| 1 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 2 \|\| 4 PP	+	\| 2 \|\| 2 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 3 \|\| 6 PP	+	\| 3 \|\| 3 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 4 \|\| 8 PP	+	\| 4 \|\| 4 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 5 \|\| 10 PP	+	\| 5 \|\| 5 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 6 \|\| 12 PP	+	\| 6 \|\| 6 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 7 \|\| 14 PP	+	\| 7 \|\| 7 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 8 \|\| 16 PP	+	\| 8 \|\| 8 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 9 \|\| 18 PP	+	\| 9 \|\| 9 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 10 \|\| 20 PP	+	\| 10 \|\| 10 PP
	\|}		\|}
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	! Contact<br>Level !! Cost		! Contact<br>Level !! Cost
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 11 \|\| 23 PP	+	\| 11 \|\| 12 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 12 \|\| 26 PP	+	\| 12 \|\| 14 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 13 \|\| 29 PP	+	\| 13 \|\| 16 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 14 \|\| 32 PP	+	\| 14 \|\| 18 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 15 \|\| 35 PP	+	\| 15 \|\| 20 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 16 \|\| 38 PP	+	\| 16 \|\| 22 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 17 \|\| 41 PP	+	\| 17 \|\| 24 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 18 \|\| 44 PP	+	\| 18 \|\| 26 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 19 \|\| 47 PP	+	\| 19 \|\| 28 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 20 \|\| 50 PP	+	\| 20 \|\| 30 PP
	\|}		\|}
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	! Contact<br>Level !! Cost		! Contact<br>Level !! Cost
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 21 \|\| 54 PP	+	\| 21 \|\| 33 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 22 \|\| 58 PP	+	\| 22 \|\| 36 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 23 \|\| 62 PP	+	\| 23 \|\| 39 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 24 \|\| 66 PP	+	\| 24 \|\| 42 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 25 \|\| 70 PP	+	\| 25 \|\| 45 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 26 \|\| 74 PP	+	\| 26 \|\| 48 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 27 \|\| 78 PP	+	\| 27 \|\| 51 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 28 \|\| 82 PP	+	\| 28 \|\| 54 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 29 \|\| 86 PP	+	\| 29 \|\| 57 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 30 \|\| 90 PP	+	\| 30 \|\| 60 PP
	\|}		\|}
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	! Contact<br>Level !! Cost		! Contact<br>Level !! Cost
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 31 \|\| 95 PP	+	\| 31 \|\| 64 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 32 \|\| ~~100~~ PP	+	\| 32 \|\| 68 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 33 \|\| ~~105~~ PP	+	\| 33 \|\| 72 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 34 \|\| ~~110~~ PP	+	\| 34 \|\| 76 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 35 \|\| ~~115~~ PP	+	\| 35 \|\| 80 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 36 \|\| ~~120~~ PP	+	\| 36 \|\| 84 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 37 \|\| ~~125~~ PP	+	\| 37 \|\| 88 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 38 \|\| ~~130~~ PP	+	\| 38 \|\| 92 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 39 \|\| ~~135~~ PP	+	\| 39 \|\| 96 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 40 \|\| ~~140~~ PP	+	\| 40 \|\| 100 PP
	\|}		\|}
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	! Contact<br>Level !! Cost		! Contact<br>Level !! Cost
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 41 \|\| ~~146~~ PP	+	\| 41 \|\| 105 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 42 \|\| ~~152~~ PP	+	\| 42 \|\| 110 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 43 \|\| ~~158~~ PP	+	\| 43 \|\| 115 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 44 \|\| ~~164~~ PP	+	\| 44 \|\| 120 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 45 \|\| ~~170~~ PP	+	\| 45 \|\| 125 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 46 \|\| ~~176~~ PP	+	\| 46 \|\| 130 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 47 \|\| ~~182~~ PP	+	\| 47 \|\| 135 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 48 \|\| ~~188~~ PP	+	\| 48 \|\| 140 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 49 \|\| ~~194~~ PP	+	\| 49 \|\| 145 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 50 \|\| ~~200~~ PP	+	\| 50 \|\| 150 PP
	\|}		\|}
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	! Contact<br>Level !! Cost		! Contact<br>Level !! Cost
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 51 \|\| ~~207~~ PP	+	\| 51 \|\| 156 PP
	\|-		\|-
-	\| +1 \|\| +7 PP	+	\| +1 \|\| +6 PP
	\|}		\|}
	Contacts can be improved, in terms of Skill (except those types that don't have Skill) and Loyalty, and in other ways, during character creation. Each such improvement cost one or more Contact Levels. Total up all the Contact Levels for each Contact to find the Perk Point cost. This PP costis added to the base PP cost of the Contacto find the total PP cost.		Contacts can be improved, in terms of Skill (except those types that don't have Skill) and Loyalty, and in other ways, during character creation. Each such improvement cost one or more Contact Levels. Total up all the Contact Levels for each Contact to find the Perk Point cost. This PP costis added to the base PP cost of the Contacto find the total PP cost.

-	As an example, a Gossip has a base cost of 3 PP. If improved with 7 Contact Levels, which coss 14 PP, the total cost of this Gossip is 17 PP.	+	As an example, a Gossip has a base cost of 3 PP. If improved with 7 Contact Levels, which coss 7 PP, the total cost of this Gossip is 10 PP.
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Peter Knutsen: /* Contact Loyalty */ more costs added to this section

2011-08-07T08:17:09Z

Contact Loyalty: more costs added to this section

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	\| Mole(F) \|\| - \|\| - \|\| - \|\| '''b''' \|\| 20 \|\| 50 \|\| -		\| Mole(F) \|\| - \|\| - \|\| - \|\| '''b''' \|\| 20 \|\| 50 \|\| -
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Teacher \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0	+	\| Teacher \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''10''' \|\| 30 \|\| - \|\| -
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Trainer \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0	+	\| Trainer \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''10''' \|\| 30 \|\| - \|\| -
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Trainer(C) \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0	+	\| Trainer(C) \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''10''' \|\| 30 \|\| - \|\| -
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Skilled \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0	+	\| Skilled \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''8''' \|\| 25 \|\| 50 \|\| -
	\|-		\|-
	\| Trader \|\| - \|\| b \|\| 0 \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0		\| Trader \|\| - \|\| b \|\| 0 \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0

Peter Knutsen: /* Contact Loyalty */ changing to - for some unavailably high Loy values

2011-08-07T08:01:00Z

Contact Loyalty: changing to - for some unavailably high Loy values

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	\| Gossip \|\| b \|\| 7 \|\| 20 \|\| '''40''' \|\| - \|\| - \|\| -		\| Gossip \|\| b \|\| 7 \|\| 20 \|\| '''40''' \|\| - \|\| - \|\| -
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Information \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''10''' \|\| 30 \|\| 0 \|\| 0	+	\| Information \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''10''' \|\| 30 \|\| - \|\| -
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Mentor \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''8''' \|\| 20 \|\| 40 \|\| 0	+	\| Mentor \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''8''' \|\| 20 \|\| 40 \|\| -
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Mole(B) \|\| b \|\| 15 \|\| 45 \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0	+	\| Mole(B) \|\| b \|\| 15 \|\| 45 \|\| '''-''' \|\| - \|\| - \|\| -
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Mole(F) \|\| - \|\| - \|\| - \|\| '''b''' \|\| 20 \|\| 50 \|\| 0	+	\| Mole(F) \|\| - \|\| - \|\| - \|\| '''b''' \|\| 20 \|\| 50 \|\| -
	\|-		\|-
	\| Teacher \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0		\| Teacher \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0

Peter Knutsen: /* Contact Loyalty */ more CL values added to table

2011-08-07T07:59:31Z

Contact Loyalty: more CL values added to table

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	\| Gossip \|\| b \|\| 7 \|\| 20 \|\| '''40''' \|\| - \|\| - \|\| -		\| Gossip \|\| b \|\| 7 \|\| 20 \|\| '''40''' \|\| - \|\| - \|\| -
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Information \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0	+	\| Information \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''10''' \|\| 30 \|\| 0 \|\| 0
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Mentor \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0	+	\| Mentor \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''8''' \|\| 20 \|\| 40 \|\| 0
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Mole(B) \|\| b \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0	+	\| Mole(B) \|\| b \|\| 15 \|\| 45 \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Mole(F) \|\| - \|\| - \|\| - \|\| '''b''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0	+	\| Mole(F) \|\| - \|\| - \|\| - \|\| '''b''' \|\| 20 \|\| 50 \|\| 0
	\|-		\|-
	\| Teacher \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0		\| Teacher \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0

Peter Knutsen: /* Contact Loyalty */ a few CL costs added in

2011-08-07T07:54:33Z

Contact Loyalty: a few CL costs added in

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	! Loyalty !! 2!! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8		! Loyalty !! 2!! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Gossip \|\| b \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0	+	\| Gossip \|\| b \|\| 7 \|\| 20 \|\| '''40''' \|\| - \|\| - \|\| -
	\|-		\|-
	\| Information \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0		\| Information \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0

Peter Knutsen: /* Contact Loyalty */ removing the Teacher/Trainer rowpan circus (readabiliy was not good)

2011-08-07T07:43:39Z

Contact Loyalty: removing the Teacher/Trainer rowpan circus (readabiliy was not good)

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	\| Mole(F) \|\| - \|\| - \|\| - \|\| '''b''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0		\| Mole(F) \|\| - \|\| - \|\| - \|\| '''b''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Teacher \|~~\|rowspan=3~~\| - \|~~\|rowspan=3~~\| - \|~~\|rowspan=3~~\| b \|~~\|rowspan=3~~\| '''0''' \|~~\|rowspan=3~~\| 0 \|~~\|rowspan=3~~\| 0 \|~~\|rowspan=3~~\| 0	+	\| Teacher \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Trainer	+	\| Trainer \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0
	\|-		\|-
-	\| Trainer(C)	+	\| Trainer(C) \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0
	\|-		\|-
	\| Skilled \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0		\| Skilled \|\| - \|\| - \|\| b \|\| '''0''' \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0

Peter Knutsen: /* Contact Skill */ typo

2011-08-07T07:23:52Z

Contact Skill: typo

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	== Contact Skill ==		== Contact Skill ==
	Note that the Mentor and the Trader Contact type have no Skill level, and so cannot be improved in this way.<br>		Note that the Mentor and the Trader Contact type have no Skill level, and so cannot be improved in this way.<br>
-	'''b''' denotes the base Skill level, that which is included in the base cost of the Contact. '''-''' denotes that this Skill level is unavailable for ~~htis~~ Contact type, either because it is less han the base Skill level, or because it is impossibly high. Skill level '''8''' is boldfaced throughout this table, for ease of reference.	+	'''b''' denotes the base Skill level, that which is included in the base cost of the Contact. '''-''' denotes that this Skill level is unavailable for this Contact type, either because it is less han the base Skill level, or because it is impossibly high. Skill level '''8''' is boldfaced throughout this table, for ease of reference.

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Peter Knutsen: /* Contact Skill */ adding BR after linebreak

2011-08-07T07:23:34Z

Contact Skill: adding BR after linebreak

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	== Contact Skill ==		== Contact Skill ==
-	Note that the Mentor and the Trader Contact type have no Skill level, and so cannot be improved in this way.	+	Note that the Mentor and the Trader Contact type have no Skill level, and so cannot be improved in this way.<br>
	'''b''' denotes the base Skill level, that which is included in the base cost of the Contact. '''-''' denotes that this Skill level is unavailable for htis Contact type, either because it is less han the base Skill level, or because it is impossibly high. Skill level '''8''' is boldfaced throughout this table, for ease of reference.		'''b''' denotes the base Skill level, that which is included in the base cost of the Contact. '''-''' denotes that this Skill level is unavailable for htis Contact type, either because it is less han the base Skill level, or because it is impossibly high. Skill level '''8''' is boldfaced throughout this table, for ease of reference.