Luxuries

High-Tech: Luxuries

Man has always enjoyed a few little extras, without which morale suffers. Modest amounts of such things are included in cost of living when at home; the prices below are for basic luxuries bought on their own. People with the Connoisseur skill can bribe and impress with finer fare – treat this as Styling).

For alcohol and other drugs, LC varies with local laws.

Alcohol: A bottle of wine (5 drinks) or liquor (16 drinks of rotgut, schnapps, vodka, etc.), or a couple of bottles of beer, ale, etc. (2 drinks). See Drinking and Intoxication. $5, 2.5 lbs.

Candy: A bag of "hard candy" or half a dozen candy bars is $3, 0.5 lb.

Recreational Drugs: A "hit" of the preferred cheap local recreational drug. A single use is typically $1-$25.

Tea or Coffee: A daily serving for a month is $5, 1 lb.

Tobacco: A month's supply of tobacco, in various forms (cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, or pipe tobacco) is about $20, 1 lb.