Cost

The facilities required to build a
prototype cost $50,000 if the invention
is Simple, $100,000 if Average,
$250,000 if Complex, or $500,000 if
Amazing. Triple these costs if the
invention is one TL above the inven-
tor’s TL. Divide costs by 10 if the
inventor has appropriate facilities left
over from a related project of equal or
higher complexity. Each inventor who
wishes to attempt a Prototype roll
must pay the facilities cost “up front”
before making his first attempt.
In addition, each attempt to pro-
duce a prototype has a cost equal to
the retail price of the item being built,
as given in the appropriate game sup-
plement or real-world source, or as
set by the GM. Triple this cost if the
invention is one TL in advance of the
inventor’s TL.