Sins And Permits

Fake SIN's Buying a Fake ID Rating Cost Availability Street Index 1-4 1,000 x Rating2 Rating/12 hours 1 5-8 5,000 x Rating2 Rating/72 hours 1 9-12 10,000 x Rating2 Rating/14 days 1 **13+ ** 25,000 x Rating2 Rating/30 days 1 Getting a Fake SIN There are four typical ways for a SINless runner to get a SIN. The first - get caught. You'll get issued a criminal SIN. Of course, not many runners prefer this method, so they've developed other means. If you have a good fixer, he can get you a faked credstick through his connections. It's hard to forge a credstick, but possible. Entire shadow groups are dedicated to doing nothing but constructing fake credsticks, creating backgrounds for them, and selling them on the street. This can cost a significant chunk of 'yen out of your pocket for higher ratings, and it's extra if you want faked permits added onto it as well. You also don't generally get to choose much about your new identity, but for most runners, it's the best option. Extras such as permits are generally ten times as much as they would be to get legally. The third way is to have a corporation issue you a brand new, shiny, unmarred SIN. This doesn't happen very often, usually as a reward for 'meritorious service' and typically comes with permanent employment in your new-found friend. Most runners don't prefer this, either, but sometimes they have attractive perks, such as Wired Reflexes, thrown into the deal. The fourth way is to make your own. Some deckers have a shot at this - at least for lower rating IDs. First off, you have to get a blank credstick of the proper color. Lower colors are easy to get on the street, higher ones aren't. Note that the color doesn't have to reflect it's rating. In fact, lower colors often are higher rated because they require less valid information. Permits Getting a Permit Permits Cost SIN Check Rating Possession 1,000 2 Transport 2,500 4 Security (1) 10,000 6 Military (2) 50,000 10 Other Permits Cost SIN Check Notes Magical License 2,000 3 Allows magic use up to rating 4. Magic Security License (1) 5,000 6 Allows magic use up to rating 6. Talismongering License (3) 2,000 3 Allows one to legally enchant things. Paramedical License 2,000 3 Being a nurse or EMT. Physician's License 4,000 4 Includes psychiatrists' licenses. Demolition License (1) 5,000 6 Allows you to use explosives legally. Professional License 4,000 4 For professions that need them. Footnotes: (1) The applicant must be a member of an approved and licensed security or protective services company. (2) The applicant must be a member of the military forces of that nation. (3) Note that foci and other magical paraphernalia above Force 3 is still considered illegal unless the license holder also has a Magic Security License. Permit Rules There are many different kinds of permits. Some weapons are perfectly legal, and you don't even need to have a permit for them. Your basic Possession permit allows you to carry a registered weapon on your person. A Transport permit is for people who actually ship ammo and guns around - you have to follow a few safety precautions for shipping. A Security permit is only available to people who are employees of a security company and allows them to use security grade weapons, and to apprehend criminals with them. Security permits are also available for independents licensed in a profession that needs access to heavier gear, such as parahunters, but in that case, they can only use that weaponry for the purposes of their profession. Military permits are only available to military personnel. You can always use weapons in self-defense, although you may be held liable for any damages or injuries to bystanders when using them. All the permits require registering any weapons with identifying marks and papers - this is usually done on purchase of the weapon, or when you enter Denver, but it doesn't have to be done there, and the computer systems allow permits that already to exist on 'valid' SINs in member countries to apply… which provides ample opportunities for deckers to forge permits for you. Having a registered weapon means that it's tied to your SIN. They have the ballistic patterns on record, and so if you shoot a bullet, they can do some weird forensic mumbo-jumbo and prove beyond a doubt it was your gun that shot it. Given this, sometimes it makes sense to have an unregistered weapon or two around. In addition, if you go around buying lots of weapons legally and don't have a 'good reason' to being doing so, government agencies and such may very well take an interest in you and drop by to see how you're doing. OOC: It's assumed that if you have a permit, any weapons you buy are registered unless you get them marked unregistered. Permits have been 'lumped together' to make things less of a bookkeeping nightmare. When you apply to get one, your SIN will be checked.