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--- game_mechanics:definitions:upkeep [2026/06/25 18:32] – ms_wuntch
+++ game_mechanics:definitions:upkeep [2026/07/02 09:49] (current) – ms_ash
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 ====== Upkeep ======
-[[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Upkeep#Upkeep|Upkeep]] is a mechanic. It is a  general representation of the costs required to maintain, rent or otherwise sustain [[:Items]], [[:Cyberware]], [Vehicles] and any other purchased goods and services a [[:Character]] may wish to keep operational.\\
+[[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Upkeep#Upkeep]] represents the ongoing costs of keeping your [[:Items:Equipment]], [[:Cyberware]], [Vehicles], ammunition and other purchased goods and services operational. Fuel must be bought, licences renewed, software updated, ammunition replaced and moving parts maintained. Nothing lasts forever, and in the [Federation], somebody always sends the bill.
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-[[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Upkeep#Upkeep|Upkeep]] is the amount of [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Credits]] that must be paid at the end of a [Cycle] to maintain the use of anything that has an [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Upkeep#Upkeep|Upkeep]]. Paying [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Upkeep#Upkeep|Upkeep]] is optional, but failing to do so results in the [[:Items|Item]], [[:Cyberware]], [Component] or other good or service to cease providing any rules or benefits until the [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Upkeep#Upkeep|Upkeep]] is paid. Unpaid [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Upkeep#Upkeep|Upkeep]] is cumulative for each [Cycle] that it remains unpaid.
+At the start of each [Cycle], pay the [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Upkeep#Upkeep]] for any [[:Items]], [[:Cyberware]], [Components], [Vehicles], [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Ability|Abilities]] or other goods and services you wish to use during the upcoming [Cycle].
+Paying [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Upkeep#Upkeep]] is optional. However, until its [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Upkeep#Upkeep]] is paid, an [[:Items]], [[:Cyberware]], [Components], [Vehicles], [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Ability|Abilities]] or other goods and service provides no rules or benefits. [:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Upkeep#Upkeep]] may be paid at any time to restore its functionality, though repeatedly neglecting maintenance may have additional consequences, as [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Appropriate]].