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Negotiations. Part 1 - Agreeing on a price

Negotiations are a very important part of Shadowrunning. Never forget that. You can be the hotter than hot, but you aren’t going to get anywhere if you’re working for the first price offered.

As a rule of thumb, never take the first offer. Its insulting. Haggling is an art form that will serve you as well, sometimes better then the fastest gun, the hottest rigger... you get my point.

The Johnson’s going to try and get you to walk on the moon for 2 credits. To be honest a lot of them think you’d kill your own mother for 2 credits and think nothing of it. They are missing the finer points of your profession.

Remember, there’s mental anguish, supplies and the loss of free meals to consider... Make a point of learning to look at these things as a cost value.

- And boys and girls, I’m not recommending you cack your mamma for credits... that’s gosh and I’m just trying to make a point... sides, you think anybody’s gonna want to turn their back on you if you did? -

You have to learn to break down everything, and do it in such a way, that the Johnson’s going to think you’re going to triple his starting offer... which to be honest is a good starting point.

As a rule of thumb you can use the following formula:

Ask the Johnson to rate the mission as one of the following:

Cake Walk 2500
Simple 300
Standard 250
Difficult 500
High Risk 1000

Okay, if a Johnson says something is a Cake Walk that should set of little warning bells in a runner’s head, and dollar signs in a negotiator’s. And if a Johnson is foolish enough to admit that the run’s a High Risk, you should command a high price.

Now, the number next to the rating, that’s your base. Figure out the number of people you need to make the run and multiply that by 2.75. Multiply this by the base. Multiply this amount by two times the number of days you figure its going to take and double the amount for good measure.(per person) Double this amount if the Johnson’s a pain or has a history of making your life miserable.

Remember - This is a starting point.

For example. Joe J. wants to hire you and your three teammates to provide protection to a secret rondezvous... a cake walk... one night’s work.

Okay Base =2500 * number of runners (4*2.75) *(1 day *2 ) then double the whole mess

Your starting point would be 110,000 per person for a Johnson you like, 220,000 if you don’t like him.

Payment should be at least half up front, plus expenses. Never agree to let the Johnson pay you at the end of the run... too many runners never make it back from that sort of deal.

Anyway... Next week, I’ll discuss Picking your Negotiator. Till then kids, remember the longer the name of your drink, the more they charge. (Think: Lager vs. Beer, Scotch vs. Long Island Iced Tea)



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