Speculants

Each company’s stock starts with d100+50 base value or set by the GM based on the lore or stability. The price at any point is based on the company's current value: (Base Value +/- any fluctuations).

Career

Other Benefits

Individuals who regularly engage in high-risk trading benefit from the:

Potential for High Returns

Financial Independence

Economic Influence

Hedging against Unpredictability

Perception

Purpose

Speculation is not really a full time occupation. Through often informed guesses or perceived patterns, speculants effectively place bets on the performance or successful delivery on a group of products; rather than on obtaining percentage ownership.

Social Status

PCs can attempt to influence stock prices through skill checks or adventuring actions that include sabotage, advertising or political maneuvering.

• DC 15 Persuasion (CHA) Check: To manipulate public perception to encourage others to buy or sell stocks.
• DC 15 Deception (CHA) Check: To spread rumors or false information about a rival company.
• DC 14 Insight (WIS) Check: To gauge the best time to buy or sell stocks based on market trends.
• DC 12 Investigation (INT) Check: To uncover insider knowledge about a company’s dealings.
• DC 16 History (INT) Check: To manipulate a niche market or enhance the production of a specialized business.

The outcome of these actions can shift the stock value by a predetermined amount.

(e.g., + d%max20 increase or - d%max20 decrease)

History

Black Swan Events

d12	Event	Effect
1	Plague	-50% for all stocks
2	War Breaks Out	-25% for shipping stocks +25% for weapons stocks
3	Unusual Catastrophe	+50% for related stocks
4	Natural Disaster	-50% for agriculture stocks
5	Royal Scandal	-25% for politically connected stocks
6	New Trade Route Discovered	+25% for all stocks
7	Niche Invention	+50% for niche item producers
8	Company Conspiracy Revealed	-25% for one major company
9	Economic Boom	+25% for all stocks
10	Theft of Important Resource	-50% for one stock
11	Random Wealth	No effect, but bonus non-monetary rewards on investments: gain control of a company influence trade routes manipulate the economy to their advantage
12	Unexpected Profit Spike	+50% for one stock

Operations

Dangers & Hazards

Speculation comes with significant risks, and many will face financial losses if they lack strategy or discipline.

Alternatively, by GM discretion, PC can roll (2d6+3)*10 % for sudden windfall or debt.

Type

Financial / Trade

Demand

Low - Middle

Legality

Majority of people participate in trade in the Browser Market or gamble in whether or not a cargo shipment arrived

Famous in the Field

• Arima Gotta
• Bambu Cane
• Magyari
• Nigelli Mc Fhearghus
• Zanetti

Other Associated professions

• Cycler

Related Locations

• Mouse Station
• Viennese Waltz

Used By

• Opal Union

Ranks & Titles

• Epistem'ophilii

Related Vehicles

• Castle Class

Related Technologies

• Framejack Interface

At the end of each in-game week, roll on the table to see how the stock prices have changed the base value of every company’s stock.

d20	Market Condition	Price Change
1	Economic Crash	-50%
2-5	Recession	-25%
6-10	Slow Decline	-10%
11-15	Stable Market	No Change
16-18	Mild Growth	+10%
19	Boom Period	+25%
20	Economic Surge	+50%

PCs can buy and sell stocks in any company. Players with stock in highly profitable companies may receive quarterly dividends. Roll d6 , with a 6 giving them a 10% return on their investment.