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  Mercenary Recruitment  
 

Recruitment depends on time, location, reputation and credits spent on advertising posts.

Advertising in:
Cost per 10 days
Recruiting score
for first 10 days
for 20 days
30 days and more
Cheap adverts on planetnet
15
1
1
2
Specialist Journals Only
50
2
3
3
National Media
250
4
5
6

Recruiting Location

Location Economy
Recruiting Score Planetside
Recruiting Score in Orbital
Just Settled or Subsistence
1
n.a.
Very Poor or Poor
2
2
Below Average, Average or Above Average
4
6
Rich or Very Rich
8
12
Colonial Capital
16
24
Homeworld
32
48

Number of Applicants = Recruiting score for advertising X Location Score x 1d6

Nature of Applicants
Roll d10 for each column for each candidate.
Score
Criminal Record Check
(-1 at if recruited at a Subsistence Colony or below)
Previous Experience
References
Primary Gender
0
DODGY
Security Guard
None
Transgendered
1
MURKY
Security Guard
Poor
M
2
MINOR OFFENCES
Security Guard
Guarded
M
3
MINOR OFFENCES
Combat Crew
Guarded
M
4
MINOR OFFENCES
Combat Crew
Guarded
M
5
CLEAN
Combat Crew
Good
F
6
CLEAN
Law enforcement
Good
F
7
CLEAN
Law enforcement
Good
F
8
CLEAN
Ground Forces
Excellent
F
9
CLEAN
Marine
Excellent
Cyborg

Genetic & Biological Status. All ex-Marines and ex-GF are automatically Perfects. All others roll 1d6 - score 5 or 6 to be Perfect. If the recruit is Cyborg and Marine/GF experience, they can only have been cyborged after leaving the service.

Interview and Assessment
Assuming appointments are made by at least 2 directors, it is possible for two directors to assess and appoint up to 5 candidates per day.

Special Recruitment Criteria
It is possible to set recruitment criteria to say 'ex-Marines only' - in which case just roll total recruitment numbers then modify the total as follows (fractions rounded down)

Required Previous Experience
Modifier
Security Guard
x 30%
Combat Crew
x 30%
Law enforcement
x 20%
Ground Forces
x 10%
Marine
x 10%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
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