Centralised Inventory on wiki??

[iaincarter]

Having just built a character, i thought i would ask if there is a centralised inventory section where you can browse all the items available to a particular race/organisation/occupation and the buy cost for said items.

I mean, you are going to have to produce one for your RPG book, right??

 

[Wes]

It's a good idea, but wouldn't we need one for each particular race/organization/occupation?

Maybe we can turn the list of firearms and combat gear and similar lists into tables with cost listed.

 

[iaincarter]

Well, i don't know what your interstellar trade models are like

If everything is traded across political borders, then all you have to do is charge a surcharge (read multiplier) to the base cost depending on the distance or difficulty of obtaining items from that entity...

If however there is no inter-stellar trade across borders then yes, you would need a seperate list for each regional entity...

You can also cut out clone devices. By which i mean device A does x for species 1 and device B does x for species 2. If you create a global item and explain that it is just a catchall and each species has its own variation, then it is down to the player to describe its appearance...

 

[Wes]

Well, there's a project to create a unified list here:
https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=public:sales:buy

I'm also working on a standard credit for the RP as a whole:
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2215

 

[iaincarter]

The unified list is an awesome idea. You will probably need some codes though, or restricted sections.

For example, a Neko in the Yamataian Star Army can probably secure herself a shiny new gun. But would a civilian be able to buy one for a similar cost? Or at all? What about the black market?

So i can see you needing sections specific to factions, or you create a series of codes that restricts items. For example, in the above scenario, the gun could have the code SAY.

As for the universal credit, it is an awesome idea, but i can see trouble implementing it...