On 10/16/2017 12:55 PM, Timothy Collinson wrote:
> Of course, one snag is that these PCs can essentially buy anything
> they want to.  They have millions of Credits as disposable income.  So
> I've been trying to come up with a convincing reason why this very
> rare plant which is known to be on station, can't just be bought.
>
> Best I've come up with so far is that there's such limited quantities
> it's kept under much more security than usual because it's essentially
> being grown for a Count a few worlds away and he would be very miffed
> his private stock necessary for *his* illness was being given away. 
> (Counts are at the level of my PCs parents.)  Not got much further
> than that but essentially I'm looking for something that doesn't
> necessarily directly utilize their money, but does utilize their high
> social standing.  Is 'fixable' within a day or two so we can do the
> rest of the adventure rather than get completely sidetracked (although
> I'm open to that as well!).  And perhaps leaves them with a potential
> Enemy for future adventures after this one.

This sounds like an amazing, low key, character-centric game.  Well done!

As for the plant, could it be something that used to be more common but
land development/use destroyed most (all?) of its habitat and the sole
remaining examples are kept by what would be the local equivalent of
Earth First!  They may not be violent eco-terrorists, but they have a
deep reverence for the plant and what it can do, almost to a
mystical/religious level, and while they may allow a leaf or stem to be
sent away for research purposes, they maintain a very close control and
stewardship of the greenhouses where the survivors are kept.

I'm not a green (I drive a Lotus and am planning on adding a Jag
XKR...so no green here ;-) ), but I think given the reasoned and
educated exploration of sex workers, that perhaps adding or touching on
an environmental issue with a bit of activism that surrounds it
(specific to the scenario and not making judgments on real world events)
might be a viable option.

Kurt

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