Base Economy Advanced

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An adventuring squad earns when it works. A base earns while it sleeps.

Turn a base into a money engine with farming, mining and production chains that generate goods to sell continuously.

From Squad To System

Early income depends on your characters actively working. A base economy shifts that to systems — farms, mines and machines that produce while the squad does other things.

Choosing A Product

Pick a product with strong margins and a reliable buyer: armour and weapons for high value, hashish for grey-market profit, food for self-sufficiency.

Building The Chain

Link raw input to finished good with storage between every step, assign skilled workers, and power it all adequately. A smooth chain runs without supervision.

Scaling Up

Reinvest profits into more machines, more workers and better defences. A mature base economy funds squads, expansion and the endgame.

Wanderer's Note

“A bite from a slaver patrol is not the end — captivity trains Strength and Toughness.”