At the end of my salary, I always have a lot of month left...
The system for characters drawing salary in the Restless Souls Mercenary Regiment simulation is based upon a system created by the Colonel. For all combat personnel you take their
CBT piloting and gunnery skills and add them together to determine what their Troop Quality is from Elite to Green to determine their Base Monthly Salary. By combat personnel I am
referring to Tankers, Aerospace Pilots, and of course the MechWarriors. For all other members (NPCs) you would use two of their most relevant skills. For example for a JumpShip Pilot
you
could use Piloting and Navigation or Piloting and Computers to determine thier BMS. For an Infantryman you
could perhaps use Gunnery and Artillery or Gunnery and
Jump Packs. For a BattleMech Technician you
could use Technician and Electronics or Technician and Mechanic to arrive at the character's base monthly salary. After you've
determined what your character's Base Monthly Salary will be you then get to add in your Rank Bonus. The tables you will need to commit to this arcane formulary are found below.
Your MUCO cheats and uses Microsoft's Excel.
| Troop Quality |
Base Monthly Salary |
| Able-Bodied |
$1,000 |
| Green |
$1,500 |
| Regular |
$2,000 |
| Veteran |
$3,000 |
| Elite |
$5,000 |
| Rank |
Bonus |
| Enlisted Ranks |
| Recruit, AsTech, or Cadet |
$0 |
| Crewman, MidShipmen, Private, Petty Officer, Warrant Officer, or Tech-4 |
$100 |
| MidShipman 1st Class, Petty Officer 1st Class, Warrant Officer 1st Class, Private 1st Class |
$150 |
| Corporal, Point Commander, or Tech-3 |
$250 |
| Senior Petty Officer, Senior Warrant Officer, Senior Corporal, or Tech-2 |
$300 |
| Sergeant or Technician |
$500 |
| Staff Sergeant |
$550 |
| Talon Sergeant or Senior Technician |
$700 |
| Chief Petty Officer, Chief Warrant Officer, Master Sergeant,
or Chief Technician |
$800 |
| Sergeant Major or Ensign |
$900 |
| Senior Chief Petty Officer, Senior Sergeant Major, Senior Chief Warrant Officer, or Senior
Chief Technician |
$1,000 |
| |
| Officer Ranks |
| Lieutenant (Junior Grade) or Star Commander |
$1,500 |
| Lieutenant (Senior Grade) |
$1,800 |
| Captain or Star Captain |
$2,500 |
| Major or Nova Captain |
$3,500 |
| Lieutenant Colonel or Galaxy Captain |
$5,000 |
| Colonel |
$10,000 |