Editing MTH:Equipment Merits (section)

===Unlimited Resources (*****)===
PREREQUISITES: Resources 5

EFFECT: The character has access to vast wealth: at least $1,000,000 a month in disposable income and millions, billions, or even trillions of dollars in assets. The character might be the beneficiary of a huge trust fund, the heir to a massive hereditary fortune, the owner of a multinational corporation, or some combination of these. For this character, it's not a question of whether or not she can afford any given item, it's a question of how soon she can get it.

Generally, it isn't necessary to quantify exactly how much the character is worth unless the player or Storyteller desires to; in game terms, the character is able to temporarily increase their Resources merit by spending Verve, on a one to one basis. This increase applies to only one purchase. Exactly what is available to be bought is, as always, in the hands of the ST. As a guideline, the ST may require the player to have other merits to help justify where the character found someone who could sell the item at all.

Purchases made with this merit are assumed to be temporary by default. Either the item is rented or must be returned, requires maintenance the character can't manage, or is just fated to end up being detonated. Story elements will remove it from the character's hands one way or another. If the character wishes to hold on to the item, the player must pay the applicable exp costs.

Note, however, that being richer than God does not equate to being God; even a character with this level of wealth can be held accountable for her actions, and a character who uses her fortune to cause trouble (and even those who don't) will almost certainly attract the attention of other powerful characters. Furthermore, the Storyteller should reserve the right to restrict the character's use of Unlimited Resources, or even remove the Merit altogether, if the character foolishly squanders her fortune, or even if it would just derail the narrative.

Note that Verve is not recovered between games, and that this forms a limit to how much this merit can be used in-between sessions.

God Machine Chronicle rules update: If using the rules update, this merit is replaced by the Ascendent Acquisition merit. This merit is identical to the Unlimited resources merit, except that it boosts the character's effective Acquisition rating, and has the following prerequisites: A total of 7 in any combination of Allies, Backing, Status, Resources, Larceny, Politics, Computer, or Power Level. Note that if you acquire an item temporarily (you didn't pay exp for it) and that item is destroyed or lost in the course of play, the ST may rule that you are Leveraged by the owner of the item.