Claiming Rewards
"In the underworld, every risk taken is a step towards fortune. Claim your rewards wisely, for they fuel your rise in the shadows."
After successfully completing a background operation, it's time to claim your well-earned rewards. This process involves documenting the outcomes of your mission, distributing rewards among crew members, and updating your syndicate's resources.
Reward Levels
Depending on your overall performance and the risk level, you will be rewareded with different levels of rewards - positive or negative:
Reward Levels
- Minor: Minimal effects and small gains
- Significant: Notable consequences and moderate rewards
- Major: Substantial impact, high rewards, and increased notoriety
- Epic: Game-changing outcomes, massive rewards, and legendary status
Reward Categories
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Network
Assets, rivals, and marks throughout the galaxy
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Credits
Blood money and ongoing revenue streams—or debt obligations
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Bolt-holes
Hidden sanctuaries where authorities can't reach
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Street Cred
Your name whispered in the right (and wrong) circles
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Heat Level
How badly Starfleet and others want you dead or captured
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Specializations
Criminal expertise that provides operational advantages (extends critical success range in campaign)
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Hardware
The tools of your dark trade
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Leverage
Dirt, codes, and secrets that make people cooperative
Sample Reward Matrix
| Category | Minor Rewards | Significant Rewards | Major Rewards | Epic Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network | Local fence contact Dabo hall informant Freighter pilot ally |
Crime boss liaison Corrupt station security Black market supplier |
Syndicate lieutenant Starfleet Intelligence asset Planetary governor contact |
Orion Syndicate Council member Federation Admiral Romulan Tal Shiar operative |
| Credits | 1-10 bars latinum Local protection fees Stolen cargo value |
10-100 bars latinum Regional smuggling cut Monthly tribute payments |
100-1,000 bars latinum Sector-wide operation profits Corporate embezzlement funds |
1,000+ bars latinum Planetary economy manipulation Interstellar trade monopoly |
| Bolt-holes | Cargo bay hideout Abandoned mining tunnel Rented apartment |
Safe house on trade route Shielded warehouse facility Diplomatic quarter apartment |
Fortified compound Cloaked asteroid base Embassy safe room |
Uncharted planet facility Diplomatic immunity station Temporal shielded bunker |
| Street Cred | "Reliable muscle" "Smooth talker" "Gets things done" |
"The Risa Job specialist" "Federation ghost" "Untouchable operator" |
"The one who broke Starbase 375" "Klingon nightmare" "Syndicate rising star" |
"Legend of the Neutral Zone" "The Shadow Admiral" "Orion's right hand" |
| Heat Level | Local warrant dropped Security looks away Minor infractions cleared |
Regional APB cancelled Starfleet patrol avoidance Diplomatic immunity gained |
Sector-wide manhunt ended Intelligence file purged War crimes pardoned |
Galaxy-wide clean slate Temporal records erased New identity in all databases |
| Specializations | Smuggling expertise Intimidation techniques Local knowledge |
Infiltration mastery Advanced piloting Weapons proficiency |
Strategic planning Cybernetic warfare Diplomatic immunity |
Temporal mechanics Quantum encryption Psionic resistance |
| Hardware | Modified phaser Jamming device Forged ID |
Military tricorder Cloaking personal device Encrypted subspace comm |
Experimental phaser rifle Transporter scrambler Holographic disguise matrix |
Prototype temporal device Quantum phase discriminator Classified Starfleet tech |
| Leverage | Security chief's debts Merchant's tax evasion Official's family secrets |
Admiral's cover-up files CEO's illegal experiments Governor's assassination plot |
Starfleet Command conspiracy Romulan military plans Klingon House succession |
Federation President's scandal Dominion War secrets Q Continuum knowledge |