Referee's Briefing 1: Companies & Corporations
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Economics is one of the fundamental driving forces in any society¸ and Charted Space is full of groups trying to make a living - or better¸ a big profit. Companies and Corporations presents some of these groups along with their agenda¸ their methods and any dark secrets they may have. These commercial bodies are much smaller than the great Megacorporations¸ but some of them are major players in their own field. They might be encountered as patrons¸ allies¸ opponents or victims of the Travellers' schemes¸ adding depth and colour to that generic row of starport cargo brokers and putting a backstory to that pile of freight containers. This book contains a number of commercial entities which can be used by the referee as part of the backdrop or a key part of an adventure. Since the Travellers keep encountering detailed companies¸ they will not be able to guess which one is important to the plot and which are essentially red herrings.