Small Vehicle Spend
From a small cart to a personal boat, personal vehicles are yours to own on Tenebrae. Unlike a larger shop, these have no monthly upkeep. They're also more limited: they tend to be dedicated, and built, towards a purpose you decide. Examples might be a traveling merchant's stall, or a fortuneteller's wagon.
Purchase of a vehicle grants you an object you may carry with you and drop any reasonable place ongrid. These vehicles are not intended to be enterable spaces. That is, boats tend to be open, and carts are most often adjustable so that they double as an unfolding merchant's stall.
A vehicle may reasonably travel with you wherever you go (and it is able to go). Carts, as part of the environment, are naturally exposed to the same risks as everything else. That is, if yours is a merchant cart and the price of supplies goes up, this challenges you, too. If it goes on a DM'd scene, however, it's in danger just as you are, and so forth.
A vehicle is the type of spend that's expected to take a little time and roleplay. That is, it's not something that turns into a finished product overnight.
Small Vehicle Spends
Limited Spends | ||
Tier | Benefit | Cost |
Personal Vehicle (Tier One) | Maybe you'd always wanted that beer cart. Maybe you'd always wanted to open Sandy's Traveling Soup Kitchen for Orphans. Or, Sandy's Personal Leafboat. Regardless, you procure, build, or purchase one of the two:
This boat or cart is built towards a singular purpose. That is, these tend to be more a merchant-cart, or even a portable artificer's lab. In game terms, pick a single room from Build a Public Space to designate as the purpose of your cart or vehicle.
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20 RPP, Level 3+ |
Tier Two | You've spent a bit of time and effort on improving your vehicle. Choose one of the two. You may always purchase the other for 10 RPP.
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10 RPP |
Special Vehicle Spends | ||
Reward | Benefit | Cost |
Repurpose a Vehicle | Change a vehicle's type and function. Takes 5 days, during which the vehicle confers no benefits. | 5 RPP |
Convert a Cart into a Shop | This takes 5 days, during which no benefit is gained from either. At the end, you possess a Lease, and a single shop room ongrid. If you'd purchased Coats of Paint, these also apply. At the end of the 5 days, your shop opens and you begin paying maintenance, and may add additional rooms and benefits, as well as a manager. If you'd purchased an advanced working animal, this is refunded to you at the sale price. | A Face About Town, Level 5+, 10 RPP |
Purchase an Existing Cart | Sometimes PCs leave, or want to try something different. This doesn't mean that their vehicles do, or can't be refitted. In fact, this is almost always cheaper than purchasing new. | 1/2 of cart's RPP value |