Character
The Landlord
The Landlord is the clock every run is played against. He calls every seventh day for rent that only goes up, and he is also the one person who can sell you the building. Buy the deed or finish a mortgage and his visits end for good.
Dossier
- Role
- Weekly rent collector
- Faction
- Independent
- Bounty (Credits)
- None
- When they appear
- Every seventh day, for the rent
- What they do
- Collects rent that opens at 200 Credits every 7 days and keeps rising; offers the deed buyout during his visit.
Rent day options
| Choice | Result |
|---|---|
| Pay Rent | He names next week's amount. Each visit adds 2% on Price Gouge, 5% on Mark Up and 10% on Thin Margins. |
| Refuse with grace | Price Gouge and Mark Up start with one grace; Joe Wild sells another for 100 Credits. The missed week is added to the next bill. |
| Refuse with no grace | Eviction on the spot, and the run is over. |
| Buyout | With the deed price in cash he offers the building: 12,000 Credits to start on Price Gouge and Mark Up, 24,000 on Thin Margins, 36,000 on Red Ink. |
Worth knowing
- The deed price creeps up every day. The Calendar shows today's figure.
- Fence and Gunsmith starts add 50 Credits to the rent; Hydroponic Farmer and Aquafarmer add 40.
- A Loan Shark mortgage also ends with the deed, but a missed weekly payment lets the shark seize stock, and finally the store.
