SW Finding Gear Legal

These mechanics are for items that are not Restricted. For those items, see Finding Restricted Gear.

Availability

How available a piece of equipment is depends on two things: its Rarity, and the place where they are being sought from.

Find the Rarity of the equipment in question.
Add in the Rarity Modifier of the location where you are searching for the item.
Finally, add in a Condition Modifier, as follows:
- Superior Quality: For an item with the Superior Attachment (1 Hard Point), +2 Rarity, +5000 credits
- Roughed Up Quality: For an item with permanent Minor damage (add one to all rolls with it), -1 Rarity, 50% of normal cost.
- Junked Quality: For an item with permanent Moderate damage (add one to all rolls with it), -2 Rarity, 25% of normal cost.
If the final Rarity is a 1 or less, you can automatically find it, at Brand New condition.
- If the Availability is 2 or higher, you will need to search for a seller.

Make a Knowledge (Core Worlds) or Knowledge (Outer Rim) check to find the item you are searching for. The Difficulty and Time spent searching depend on the Rarity, as below:

If the place where you are searching has a datanet or is part of the HoloNet, you may instead make a Computers check to search.

Result	Option
	You find the item, at the normal cost for that item.
+	For each additional success, you may: • Reduce Time of search by one day.
	• Buyer's Market. Reduce base price for item by 5%.
	• Familiar Market. Gain + the next time you search for an item to purchase in this location. • Got the Goods. Get access to one attachment for the weapon of Rarity no greater than the item rarity, and up to 250cr in value (buy additional times to add +250cr to value)
	• New Friends. Gain a point of Core Worlds, Outer Rim, or Xenology Contact Network for that location. Seller also begins as Aligned for the purpose of an Impressions check before Negotiation.
	• Seller's Market. Increase base price for item by 5%.
	• Sullied Name. Gain + the next time you search for an item to purchase in this location.
	• Long and Sour Memory. Whether or not the meet happens, you somehow manage to make an enemy in the area. If you have a Contact Network for Core Worlds, Outer Rim, or Xenology in that area, reduce it by 1. Seller also starts at Opposing for Impressions before a Negotiation check.

The meeting occurs as agreed upon by the buyer and seller.
Upon meeting the seller, the buyer (or his representative) must make an Impressions check.
- If the seller is allowed to choose a meeting advantageous to them, grant one or more to the Impressions check.
- If the buyer insists on a meeting advantageous to them, it inflicts one or more .

Result	Option
NEGOTIATIONS
PRESENCE (NEGOTIATION) vs PRESENCE (COOL or NEGOTIATION)
This check is made after a short period of negotiations is undertaken, and is an opposed check. Modifiers: Based on Rapport
	• You Drive a Hard Bargain. Each success reduces the final price of the item by 5%.
	• I'll Throw This One In. Each advantage grants you some additional freebie or extra from the seller, such as spare energy clips, a duffel to transport it in, or some other piece of gear or attachment (un-attached) worth 100cr or less (multiple advantages can be stacked to increase the value of this "gift").
	• Feel Free to Look Me Up Again. You made a good impression. Gain +2 Rapport with this NPC, and the next time you search for gear in this area, add whatever benefits you gain from your Rapport with them.
	• Can't You Tell What This Is Worth? Each failure increases the final price of the item by 5%.
	• Ya Put Your Foot In It. You inadvertently offend the seller. Gain -1 Rapport per threat generated.
	• Made an Enemy. For whatever reason – even if the buy goes off – you've made an enemy today. That NPC's Rapport with you shifts negative by 5 steps, to a minimum of -1.