A young person builds a million dollar portfolio in a near future sci-fi infused society by making deals, trading items, gaining skills, completing projects, connecting people, learning things, taking risks.

Mechanics:

• Finding items / meeting people / delivering items to people or places
  • Interior design, carpentry, bike repair, karate stuff as quest,
    • Find wood. Find nails.
      • Compare prices / services. Can get ripped off.
      • Deliver wood to painter. Deliver paint to painter to save $$$
  • Gaining skills - take apprenticeships / follow people around / do quests to gain skills
    • Skills help you navigate certain situations / be able to unlock conversations / opportunities

you build 4 core currencies and a set of skills. See this book description for more.

• Network
• Assets
• Capacity
• Signal
• Meaning

Gateless

Goal is to meet dozens of people and help them with their goals, learn new things, build a network of services you can sell / people you can connect.

Battles come in the form of competing offers / not being skilled enough / failing to deliver on things in time / pitch competitions / interviews - use certain skills for certain situations.

People have variable moods / responses / etc. also build up a personality / style that clicks with some and not with others. Makes play through different.

Main way to make money / skills and gain things is to connect people and spend time well. Time passes. Investing in things is a big deal. Investments can lose money or gain money. Some rng with saving throws etc. people can also waste your time.