Lifestyle

Lifestyle determines how the character lives and their monthly expenses so that they can survive. Is the character a squatter in an abandoned building? Does he survive by the charity of churches or other goodwill organizations? Does the character live in a cheap inn? Or has the character found a way to own her own home? Depending on the answers to these questions, the character may have a Beggar, Vagrant, Peasant, Tradesman, Gentry, or Aristocrat Lifestyle.

Your Lifestyle determines both your living conditions as well as the resources available to you. For example, a character living a Tradesman lifestyle likely has a crowbar or other common tool available at their home - they just need some time to dig it up. They've budgeted their expenses for the month, and can easily afford a standard meal at the local Tavern every day. In comparison, a character with a Vagrant or Beggar lifestyle is just barely getting by: they must account for the purchase of every individual meal, tool, or other supplies which they purchase.

Lastly, your Lifestyle is a large determiner of the character's safety and quality of life. If your character is living the Beggar lifestyle, they live for free, likely within the confines of a sewer, or in a hollow log outside of town. Such a life is prone to harsh conditions from the environment, whether that be due to the weather, hostile animals or individuals, or the threat of disease and injury from trying to go about day-to-day life. Although you don't spend any TU in such a Lifestyle, characters living in this manner often pay in other ways.