[Necrogigas]

Is there any source material pertaining to the average exchange rates between various currencies and scrips? It won't come up often, but always paying the players in nuyen seems boring to me.

[JustADude]

There's an unpublished (and therefore unofficial) chart that was supposed to be part of Shadows of North America, but I don't think there's an actual "official" chart.

http://old.shadowrun4.com/resources/codb.shtml

Other than that, try paying them in gemstones, gold, maybe even real estate or other such valuable and negotiable things?

[Wakshaani]

I know that UCAS dollars were worth .25Y each, and CAS dollars were worth .33Y each a while back.

No one's ever done a megacorporate rate that I know of, but I know that Azzie Pesos were about 100 to 1 Nuyen.

...

Hrm.

I could probably bash something together. Gimmie a few minutes.

[Wakshaani]

Alrighty, here we go. Feel free to use this until something official gets published. I get paid for this stuff now (Professional writer, YAY!), but, this is short and it's my birthday, and tradition is that you should ALWAYS give something away on your birthday, so...

Wak's Totally Unofficial Scrip Conversion Rates

MegaCorporation   Rate (Scrip to Nuyen)
Saeder-Krup   4:5
NeoNET      10:11
Shiawase      1:1
MCT      101:100
Wuxing      3:1
Ares      35:10
Evo      33:1
Renraku      80:1
Horizon      100:1
Aztechnology   750:1

Saeder-Krupp is the biggest Megacorporation of them all, being an industrial giant, yes, but a financial giant even moreso. That their scrip is more valuable than Nuyen is yet another source of the famous SK Swagger.

NeoNET is the only other corporation whose scrip is more valuable than the Nuyen at this moment, but it's notoriously volatile, stretching from as much as 2 more or 10 down, depending on current Matrix technology.

Shiawase is the Gold Standard. The first Megacorp demanded that it's currency be pegged to the Nuyen and this rule has remained in effect ever since. The legendary stability of the risk-adverse corporation has long made it the financial reserve currency of choice. Shiawase can be depended on.

That MCT's currency has never been allowed to be more valuable than stodgy old Shiawase's is a constant source of minor irritation to them. Fuchi was more valuable, but since they went down, no Asian company has ever scratched the vaunted 1:1 rate. This is made more painful by the true corporate side wanting to pass them, but the Yakuza behind the board refusing to risk the stability of Shiawase.

Wuxing is a financial corporation, though one far shy of Sader-Krupp, and keeps a reliable rate as well. Indeed, it's said that their accountants are quite particular at keeping the 3-to-1 ratio as a sign of good fortune and good luck.

Ares has a rate between that of the UCAS and the CAS, its two major sources of income. As their economies move, so does Ares'.

Evo's rate took a dire plunge when their headquarters left Japan. Officially, it was because they were headquartered in Russia and it was assumed that a rate closer to the Ruble would be appropriate. Everyone knows that this was actuallythe Japancorps taking a  measure of revenge against their wayward cousin for 'betraying' the nation.

Renraku has recovered from the perils of old, but has a long way yet to go.

Horizon's products are intellectual property, not physical assets, and this continues to impact their currency's value. Information and public opnion just change so fast...

Aztechnology comes in last, always kept low by the other Megas and now in a risky war that's shaken investor confidence, such as it was. They've lost 20% in the past year, so that war needs to end soon.

(Edit: Found the old rate wasn't 100:1 on Pesos, but 500:1, so, I changed the chart.)

[DarkLloyd]

Nice job there Wak. Definitely using this.

[rasmusnicolaj]

Cool work, thanks.
And happy birthday to you. May your cake be big and your beer cold.

Regards Rasmus

[FlyDog]

1 Nuyen (¥) is worth 2.50 UK Pounds Sterling (£).

Thank you London Sourcebook!

[Necrogigas]

This threads been dead for a bit, but I've come across new information that I'm gonna include for completion's sake.

According to Dirty Tricks (pg. 86), as of 2074, the CAS dollar exchange rate is 2:1, and the UCAS dollar exchange raite is 7:2.

[Wakshaani]

That would make the new Ares rate around 3:1, on par with Wuxing, if the same comparison is followed.

Looks like the push towards more CAS influence is paying off for Ares speculators.

[farothel]

If you ever want to go to Lagos: 1 nuyen is about 20 naira.  This is a canon rate, as it comes from Feral cities.

[Necrogigas]

Corporate Intrigue, pg. 33.

The Kenyan shilling is currently worth about the same as the naira, meaning that one nuyen is worth twenty shillings.

[Mithlas]

I can see some places to use this, but wouldn't it be easier to say "you find 20 nuyen worth of N currency on the acceptable target you just shot down"?

[Wakshaani]

I can see some places to use this, but wouldn't it be easier to say "you find 20 nuyen worth of N currency on the acceptable target you just shot down"?

Well yeah, but some people like a lil' more depth. Plus, it's fun to say, "I'll offer you ten thousand each for the job." And the runners go, "Great! Sounds like a ... waaaait a minute. Ten thousand *what?*?"

[Mithlas]

Plus, it's fun to say, "I'll offer you ten thousand each for the job." And the runners go, "Great! Sounds like a ... waaaait a minute. Ten thousand *what*?"

'Tis true, I admit.

[Aryeonos]

I think for the most part, though I don't know how up to date they are, that the shadowrun.wikia.com has all the exchange rates, on a per country basis. They also have a chart here