The Expense of Magical Care

by Tony Moller (aka: Boomer) <[a--oo--o] at [clark.net]>

In the shadows it can be good to be a magician. You have certain advantages that mundanes don’t. You know it and they know it. Just listen to the rallying cry of shadow teams, “Geek the mage first!” But there’s a down side. What happens when you take a hit? Or several hits? You get pulled out of the frey by your buddies, or DocWagon, if you’re either lucky enough to sound the alert, or rich enough to afford Super Platinum.

So now there are two paths you can take. If you have another magician in your team, who can heal you, everything’s wiz. Oh, you say you are the only magician? Well, then, you’re fragged. Do you want to risk the local street docs who have never worked on a mage? I think not. Then its off to the hospital for you (if DocWagon didn’t get to you first).

Now here’s the kicker. The execs who make up the world only tell you what happens if you don’t take the added difficulty in treatment. Like most higher ups they forget that magic works for others than shadowrunners and R&D gurus. They overlooked the fact that magicians can, and are, doctors. But they overlooked an even more important aspect (from their point of view)… the costs.

I gathered these representative doctors fees for magical treatment from across the country, and averaged them to give you all an idea of what you can expect to be charged, the next time you, the magician, get geeked first.

• All standard DocWagon fees apply.
• All standard hospitalization fees apply.
• All paramedic (first aid) fees apply.
• Doctor’s fees are double standard costs (per day):

          Wound       Deadly      Serious     Moderate      Light
          Cost       800 nuyen   400 nuyen   200 nuyen    100 nuyen

Basic Costs:

Per Force of Spell                                      1,000 nuyen
  [includes use of Magic Pool dice to Force of Spell]

Additional Costs:

Per Magic Pool die above Force of Spell                 1,000 nuyen
Per Target Number above 4                               1,000 nuyen
  [include cyberware and bioware mods]
Per Target Number below 4                              -1,000 nuyen
Per Karma spent on re-rolls                             1,000 nuyen

Magical Materials Used:

Expendable Fetish                                          50 nuyen
Reusable Fetish                                            50 nuyen
Specific Spell Foci                                       450 nuyen per rating
Spell Type Foci                                           450 nuyen per rating
Power Foci                                              1,000 nuyen per rating
Healing Ritual Sorcery Materials                          100 nuyen per rating

On-Site Treatment Costs for DocWagon Services (additional):

Light Wound                                             1,000 nuyen
Moderate Wound                                          2,500 nuyen
Serious Wound                                           5,000 nuyen
Deadly Wound                                           10,000 nuyen

Deadly Wound Stabilization

[used only if On-Site Deadly Wound treatment (above) refused by patient/representative, and then only if requested by patient/representative, for transport to a hospital/clinic, and only if Doctor has spell (note all DocWagon magical medical personnel are required to know this spell]

Per Force of Spell                                        200 nuyen
  [includes use of Magic Pool dice to Force of Spell]
Per Magic Pool die above Force of Spell                   200 nuyen

DocWagon Discounts

DocWagon Gold                                             -10%
DocWagon Platinum                                         -15%
DocWagon Super Platinum                                   -20%

DocWagon Contract Fee Modification:

[Add 25% to the base cost of the service contract for having magical healers respond to the DocWagon call. Also reflects the added security DocWagon maintains on the DNA samples on file.]

Mods to High Threat Response Team calls                +2,500 nuyen
Acute Care:
  Basic                                                  +250 nuyen per day
  Intensive                                            +1,000 nuyen per day
  Extended                                             +1,500 nuyen per week
    Magical fees not waived for on site resuscitations, 
    including free resuscitations.