Assignments and Jobs - Scavenger

Overview

Assigning an NPC as Scavenger will accumulate you a daily batch of Merchandise, and maybe more, as they go off each day to scavenge useful or saleable unattended items from derelict or wilderness areas. This work will also give them a 1 in 15 chance each day to increase their Survival skill (cap: 60). But there are risks, so if Ikaanos' Control is low, you are advised to make sure your scavengers are adequately armored, armed, and competent at combat - as well as having enough relevant skill (Survival), traits (Scavenger, Techie, Nerd) and Intelligence (preferably 60+) to make this a productive use of their time.

Scavenger

• Daily Income: Special
• Hours: 8 a.m. to 4.15 p.m.
• Age: Any
• Risks: High (see below)

Merchandise scavenged

The amount of Merchandise brought back each day per scavenger ranges from 0 to 13 depending on numerous factors, including up to 4 separate dice rolls:

Swag factors	Merch obtained per day
Base Amount	0 (1/7) or 1 (3/7) or 2 (3/7)
If NPC has the Scavenger trait	+3
If Intelligence 60+	+1 (3/7) or +2 (3/7) or +3 (1/7)
If Survival < 20	0 (1/7) or -1 (3/7) or -2 (3/7)
If Survival skill 60+	+1 (3/7) or +2 (3/7) or +3 (1/7)
If Affection < 20 (Unfriendly-) AND Status is Slave or Convict	-2
If Affection is 60+ (Amiable)	+1
If Ikaanos' Prosperity is 75+	+1
If NPC is status Paragon or above	-1

Other Benefits

Bonus Items

• If the Scavenger has the Scavenger trait, they have a 1 in 5 chance of finding a bonus item: 1 Tendstim or 1 Energy Cell or 1 Durasteel.
• If the Scavenger has the Techie trait (trait value 51+) AND also has Survival skill 60+, they have a 4 in 15 chance to bring back either a Tendstim or an Energy Cell each day.
• If the Scavenger has the Nerd trait (trait value 51+) AND also has Survival skill 60+, they have a 4 in 15 chance to bring back an Artifact each day: 50% Common, 5% Uncommon, or 25% Rare - but this latter only possible if they ALSO have 80+ Academic skill.

Happiness

If the Scavenger has the Scavenger trait, they gain +1 Happiness.

Risks

At times when Ikaanos' Control is below 30, Scavengers risk injury each day in scuffles with other scavengers competing for the same swag. The daily damage amount is determined by Ikaanos' Control level, armor and weapons equipped, Survival and combat skills, and the game's Difficulty settings. It is possible to die and/or suffer statistic losses (Strength, Dexterity, Stamina and Beauty) under some difficulty settings.

	Damage
Ikaanos Control 30+	No risk; ignore rest of this table
Ikaanos Control <30	5 Health Points damage
Ikaanos Control <20	5 Health Points additional
Ikaanos Control <10	1-5 Health Points additional
Ikaanos Control <0	1-20 Health Points additional
Survival skill 60+	-5
Armor Worn:	-3 (padded, leather, hard leather) or -5 (combat, weave, duraplate) or -15 (stealth, WEGA, HULC)
Melee Skill 50+	-2
Melee Skill 40+ AND carrying suitable weapon:	-1 (whip, knife, staff) or -2 (sledge, spear, wakizashi) or -3 (sword) or -4 (power katana and heavier IF have adequate strength to wield; these give -5 instead if used with Melee skill 60+)
Ranged Skill 40+ AND carrying suitable weapon:	-1 (crossbow) or -2 (pistol, pipe gun) or -3 (rifle, revolver, shotgun, grenade launcher) or -4 (auto rifle) or -4 to -8 (heavier weapons, which give 1 point better protection if used with Ranged skill 60+).
Special	Laika and Loden suffer 5 points less damage each if both are scavenging
Difficulty Setting: SANDBOX	zero damage; ignore rest of table
Difficulty Setting: NORMAL	-15 damage
Difficulty Setting: GRIMDARK	+(1-12) damage, PLUS Attribute loss if Health Points go below -5 (-2 Strength or -2 Dexterity or -2 Stamina or -1 Beauty, down to caps of 15/15/15/45 respectively).
Iron Man Mode	Death of scavenger if health points reduce to below standard Iron Man death threshold (currently -20 health points); in non-Iron Man games, scavenging won't reduce health points below -15.

Special NPCs

Assigning both Loden and Laika as scavengers so that the siblings can work together as a team, will boost daily Merchandise income by +1-6. The duo also have a daily 1 in 15 chance to bring home an extra tendstim too.

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