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    "Cool" gear for bribes and trades.

    There are many situations in the TK2 where PCs either have the opportunity to trade with people or make bribes to smooth the way.

    Obviously food, ammunition, weapons and so on make good things to trade but I was wondering about what less obvious things might make for good trades.

    As an example, when I played FtF it was taken that Eastern PACT troops and ORMOs really wanted to get their hands on a Western-made high-capacity semi-automatic pistol, preferably with a chrome finish. Western body armour was also in high demand. What Soviet gear might NATO troops consider "cool"or desirable

    So my question is, what else might be considered "cool" among the world's post apocalyptic survivors I know it's trivial but I always find the little colour details help make a game memorable.
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  • #2
    Batteries, well preserved books, and off course Porn-Mags from the good old time - they are all in short supply, i am sure

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    • #3
      Nice, all very interesting.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by simonmark6 View Post
        What Soviet gear might NATO troops consider "cool"or desirable
        Those Spetznaz gun-knives would probably be high-value keepsakes among NATO soldiers. Not least because if you possessed one you could tell (almost certainly BS) stories about the mighty hand-to-hand fight you won to obtain it.
        sigpic "It is better to be feared than loved" - Nicolo Machiavelli

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        • #5
          Toilet paper has already been mentioned a couple of times on the board. Tobacco and alcohol probably fall into the obvious category.

          For less obvious commodities how about writing paper and pens or pencils, playing cards / board games (e.g. chess sets), personal CD / cassette players, CD's / music cassettes, personal hygiene gear (soap, razors, shaving foam, etc), condoms
          Author of the unofficial and strictly non canon Alternative Survivor’s Guide to the United Kingdom

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          • #6
            In a game I played, one of our characters had managed, (We did not know HOW nor did we ask) to hang on to a 100 year old bottle of wine he "accuired" from somewhere.

            We were able to trade for a tank of ethanol for our 2 1/2.

            Any primo booze would be an excellent trading tool.

            my $0.02

            Mike

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            • #7
              Originally posted by mikeo80 View Post
              In a game I played, one of our characters had managed, (We did not know HOW nor did we ask) to hang on to a 100 year old bottle of wine he "accuired" from somewhere.

              We were able to trade for a tank of ethanol for our 2 1/2.

              Any primo booze would be an excellent trading tool.

              my $0.02

              Mike
              Hell.. just the appearence of some primo booze works at times as well. get your hands on a 100 or older bottle and fill it with regular wine, and they'd most likely not know the difference!
              Fuck being a hero. Do you know what you get for being a hero? Nothing! You get shot at. You get a little pat on the back, blah blah blah, attaboy! You get divorced... Your wife can't remember your last name, your kids don't want to talk to you... You get to eat a lot of meals by yourself. Trust me kid, nobody wants to be that guy. I do this because there is nobody else to do it right now. Believe me if there was somebody else to do it, I would let them do it. There's not, so I'm doing it.

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              • #8
                "Cool" Soviet items for trading.

                Ushanka hat, more than just a trophy it's damned practical in winter!
                Soviet officers wool overcoat - same comment as for Ushanka.
                KLMK sniper coveralls
                Soviet paratrooper knife link
                Soviet officers boots
                KGB officers identity book
                SVD canvas rifle cover link

                Soviet mess kit/canteen link
                Hero of the Soviet Union and Order of Lenin medals
                Afghan issue VOG-25 grenade chest rig link (Could be found on VDV troopers perhaps)
                No I wouldn't want to fire it... Mosin Nagant obrez handgun link link link
                Obrez made from SVT40 and PPSh parts link
                APS underwater assault rifle link

                AS Val suppressed assault rifle link
                Unlikely to be found but cool for the rarity... AKM with green furniture and magazines (a limited edition) link link
                Soviet WW2 SN-42 steel body armour link link link
                Not Soviet but... East German 4 mag AK magazine pouch link

                Hope I got all those links right!

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                • #9
                  Those will all help greatly, thanks!

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                  • #10
                    Something else just popped into my mind - soft drinks.

                    I could see genuine pre war coca cola / red bull etc, etc being as much of a luxury item as premium booze...
                    Author of the unofficial and strictly non canon Alternative Survivor’s Guide to the United Kingdom

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                    • #11
                      In an old postapocalyptic-comic called "Hombre" (found in an issue of "heavy metal" from the 80 s) people bartered even with dentures ...
                      I mean there is a lack of dentists in our year 2000, right

                      And (much like after WWII) womens undergarments/pantihose (in good condition!) were kind of a neat luxury-item, too.

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