The firearms speculation started with the suggestion that firearms 3 + stealth 4 meant that they could serve as sniper support in the field. It's a relatively low-risk job for our minions that takes advantage of their existing skills if we want to take them on a mission. Enemy snipers are annoying, but friendly ones are great, and there may be future scenarios where we have time to quickly set a couple minions up with rapidly hand-made rifles and ammo along with sniper nest positions.
And ninja'd by the update. Way more complicated vote than I want to deal with when I'm about to go to bed, so I'll deal with it in the morning.
And we actually got Charity's approval on this! Means we probably won't get pushback from her on expanding our minion network in the future. I love the little detail of them using a green sun as their new territory marker. Shows the change in management right away.
I find that people generally overestimate the utility of snipers, and underestimate just how difficult it is to actually both to find a situation where they have utility, and to actually move them into position.
It takes a lot more than knowing how to use a gun and sneak.
$14,000 split among 10 people is something, but we need consistent revenue to make good plans.
My immediate objection is along the lines of internal dynamics.
The other two older ghouls are explicitly noted to have served as a restraining influence on Adam before our coming.
There's room to see if a change of circumstances moderates Adam's behavior, especially since the group apparently trusts him.
Alternatively, we need time to see if a better leader presents themself.
But in the meantime we shouldnt disrupt that check by splitting them up into different domiciles.
I do think there's merit to the suggestion of splitting up some responsibilities though.
Leave Adam in operational command with a phone, but make one of the other elders the treasurer with the cash fund and another cellphone, and the third elder in charge of the food.
Then give a third cellphone to the youngest of the group.
A five bedroom, two bathroom house in Chicago today starts in the $1700-2000/monthly rent in the cheaper neighborhoods.
If we had the money to buy, we'd be looking at starting around $80,000 according to Redfin, but median would be at least a hundred thousand dollars more. Probably much cheaper in 2008, given the housing bubble popping, but I'll work with the low end.
Then we'd also have to worry about transportation costs.
OPTION A
Rent for a single 5-6 bedroom, 2 bathroom house: ~$2000/1 month
Utilities (power, water, gas, sewer, cable/phone): ~$400/ 1 month.
Monthly passes on Chicago mass transit is $75 per person: $600/1 month.
Monthly groceries at $600 per person(2x normal): ~$5400/nine people/ 1 month
Clothes/sanitary supplies/laundry budget: $150/person: ~$1500/month/ 1 month
Contingency Fund: $1000
2x cellphones: $100
Defensive/protective gear(requires Crafting): $1000
Total: $12000
OPTION B
Camping supplies: ~$2000
Contingency Fund: $1000.
3x cellphones: $100
Monthly groceries at $600 per person(2x normal): ~$5400/nine people.
Clothes/sanitary supplies/laundry budget: $150/person: ~$1500/month
Defensive/protective gear(requires Crafting): $1000
Total: $11000
Still gonna need a bunch of stuff, but thats just the basics I can see for either scenario.
