Lifestyle items include travel expenses, entertainment and meals beyond the ordinary, and housing, for those characters interested in buying a home rather than renting. Lifestyle items are shown on the table below.
Housing
A number of types of homes are mentioned on the table below. The purchase DC covers the down payment, not the total cost of the home. (A character buying a home does not have to worry about mortgage payments; they simply replace the hero’s rent, which is already accounted for in the Wealth system.)
The small house and condo are one- or two-bedroom homes, probably with curbside parking. The large condo and medium house are three-bedroom homes with garage or carport parking for one or two cars. The large house is a four-bedroom home with a two-car garage, while the mansion is a five- or six-bedroom home with an extra den, spacious rooms throughout, and a three-car garage. All of these homes are of typical construction; luxury apartments or avant garde design is available with a +2 increase to the purchase DC.
Location dramatically affects a home’s value. The given purchase DC assumes a typical suburban location. An undesirable location, such as a bad neighborhood or a remote rural site, reduces the purchase DC by 2. A particularly good location in an upscale neighborhood or city center increases the purchase DC by 2.
Entertainment
Purchase DCs are given for several entertainment options. They represent the purchase of a single ticket. A pair of tickets can be purchased together; doing so increases the purchase DC by 2.
Meals
Several typical meal costs are provided. The cost of picking up the tab for additional diners adds +2 per person to the purchase DC. So, for example, taking a date to an upscale restaurant has a purchase DC of 9; taking three business clients to a fancy restaurant has a purchase DC of 15.
Transportation
Airfare tickets are for a single passenger round trip. One-way tickets are available, but only reduce the purchase DC by 2. Car rentals and lodging rates are per day.
| Housing | Purchase DC |
|---|---|
| Small condo | 28 |
| Large condo | 30 |
| Small house | 30 |
| Medium house | 32 |
| Large house | 34 |
| Mansion | 36 |
| Entertainment | Purchase DC |
| Movie ticket | 3 |
| Theater ticket | 7 |
| Sporting event ticket | 7 |
| Meals | Purchase DC |
| Fast food | 2 |
| Family restaurant | 4 |
| Upscale restaurant | 7 |
| Fancy restaurant | 9 |
| Transportation | Purchase DC |
| Airfare | |
| – Domestic, coach | 14 |
| – Domestic, first class | 17 |
| – International, coach | 18 |
| – International, first class | 22 |
| Car rental | |
| – Economy car | 6 |
| – Mid-size or truck | 8 |
| – Luxury | 10 |
| Lodging | Purchase DC |
| – Budget motel | 7 |
| – Average hotel | 9 |
| – Upscale hotel | 11 |