ReluctantHero
Mongoose
In toying with a few shipping scenarios (in 2e) I am beginning to wonder if the income from shipping simple freight and passengers may not be too high. I'm wondering if I'm missing hidden costs (or some wonky personal math) that might be the issue.
For example, let's assume a Free Trader taking simple freight and passengers from A84A444-D to E768611-6 (a jump-1 route). Rolling for passengers and freight I come up with the following available:
This is a grand total of 169,900 credits.
Now, we'll say the crew has a mortgage of 177,589 credits (6 shares combined from the crew) and a monthly maintenance cost of 3,778 credits. Assuming they can pull down even a modestly comparable haul for their second run of the month, they'll have enough funds left over for salaries and shares to give each crew member a rather staggering monthly income (in the ballpark of 20,000 per month, assuming a crew of 6 or 7). Even if 50% is held back for reinvestment, that leaves a pretty hefty profit, right? I mean, no need to attempt speculative trading if simple freight is that profitable.
I have to be missing something. What is it?
For example, let's assume a Free Trader taking simple freight and passengers from A84A444-D to E768611-6 (a jump-1 route). Rolling for passengers and freight I come up with the following available:
- High Passengers 0
Middle Passengers 9
Basic Passengers 12
Low Passengers 11
Major Freight 6 (50 tons each)
Minor Freight 12 (10 tons each)
Incidentals 18 (4 tons each)
This is a grand total of 169,900 credits.
Now, we'll say the crew has a mortgage of 177,589 credits (6 shares combined from the crew) and a monthly maintenance cost of 3,778 credits. Assuming they can pull down even a modestly comparable haul for their second run of the month, they'll have enough funds left over for salaries and shares to give each crew member a rather staggering monthly income (in the ballpark of 20,000 per month, assuming a crew of 6 or 7). Even if 50% is held back for reinvestment, that leaves a pretty hefty profit, right? I mean, no need to attempt speculative trading if simple freight is that profitable.
I have to be missing something. What is it?