Pocket Empires House Rule

Pocket Empires p.54 Savings & Investments

The Theta Borealis game ignores the rule on PE p.54 that states Government Assets cannot exceed the total value of the world's current GWP. Instead, worlds can stockpile RU in excess of their current GWP at the rate of 1 RU stored per 2 RU spent as 'savings'. This represents general inefficiency, depreciation over time, obsoletion of resources, corruption etc. Talking of corruption, each year a world is storing excess RU in this fashion, it rolls 2D and on a 12 consults the Corruption Results table below:

Roll 1D	Result
1	A large financial scandal is uncovered after ALL of the stored RU have been embezzled by bureaucrats who have since escaped.
2	HALF of the stored RU have been embezzled and are unrecoverable, but the culprits are caught and convicted.
3	2D-2*10% of the stored RU have been spirited into offworld accounts outside your empire, diplomacy might get them back.
4	80% of the stored RU are missing and the ensuing investigation ruins a leading bank. Multiply next year's GWP by 0.90.
5	All RU are recovered from crime lords who launch an immediate Assassination attempt on the Archon of your empire.
6	Widespread fraud is uncovered implicating your political faction - 10% of your votes transfer to your nearest rivals and you lose 25% of your stored RU.

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