EVIL RND

Research stuff

Anything from existing tech for creating new things, to magical secrets, to research on the area, maps, resource caches, loot, cities,...

Build stuff

First you need to find the difficulty of creating the item, then multiply it by the item type.

Item Level	Difficulty
Artefact	12
Legendary	10
Epic	8
Exceptional	6
Good	4
Standard	2

Item Type	Difficulty multiplier	Time multiplier	Primary resources
Tool	x1	x1	Raw resources, sometimes Rare or Tech components
Weapon	x 1	x 2	Raw resources, Weapon components, sometimes Rare or Tech.
Armour	x 2	x 4	Raw resources, Rare resources, sometimes tech components
Vehicle	x 2	x 10	Raw resources, some Rare resources and some tech components.
Advanced vehicle	x 3	x 20	Raw resources, Rare resources, tech components, fuel, and sometimes Weapon components
Advanced Weaponry	x 3	x 15	Rare resources, Tech components, Weapon components, some Raw resources.

To be able to get a shot at creating the item you need at least that level in the related skill (usually Technologist). There is a way to boost it. Having better tools will up your level in the related skills. As does the production area level.

The cost

The cost of creating an item is usually dependant upon the type. And the relative cost of the resources involved. Multiply the difficulty by 10 (if the difficulty is higher than your skill level, but still feasible due to equipment double this). Fit items in according to the rarity table of the resource (decided by the GM). Fuel usually means that the item uses Fuel instead of weapon components or raw materials, rare materials or tech components for upkeep.

Succeeding with style halves the cost or time.

The time required is Manpower days X difficulty X Time multiplier. If the difficulty is higher than your skill (but still feasible due to equipment) double this again.

Failure means half the resources are destroyed in the process.

Resource	Rarity
Raw resources	1
Weapon components	2
Rare resources	3
Tech components	4
Fuel	6