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Soldier: The first level of the organization in the for-  City
         mal hierarchy. The promotion to the rank of soldier is
                                                                 Very Small  1 Boss, 6 Soldiers, 23 Associates
         an elevation in the chain of command from the asso-
                                                                 Small         1 Boss, 1 Caporegime, 10 Soldiers,
         ciate level.
                                                                               38 Associates
         Associate: A member attempting to prove himself to      Medium        1 Boss, 3 Caporegime, 30 Soldiers,
         the organization in order to be considered a member.                  116 Associates
         These characters perform simple tasks.                  Large         1 Boss, 1 Underboss, 5 Caporegime,
                                                                               55 Soldiers, 213 Associates
           As stated previously, there must be a boss in all of
         the organizations no matter the size.  The rest of the   Very         1 Boss, 1 Consigliere, 2 Underboss-
                                                                               es, 10 Caporegime, 100 Soldiers,
                                                                 Large
         positions in the organization are determined by the                   337 Associates
         size of the organization, and the size of the area pop-
         ulation.  Below is a chart to help create the organiza-
         tion of the group being created.                       Metropolis
                                                                                                                       C
         Ratios of Gang Members:                                 Very Small    1 Boss, 3 Caporegime, 30 Soldiers,      h
                                                                               116 Associates                          a
           10 Soldiers : 1 Caporegime                            Small         1 Boss, 4 Caporegime, 40 Soldiers,      p t

           5 Caporegime : 1 Underboss                                          155 Associates                          e r
                                                                 Medium        1 Boss, 1 Underboss, 8 Caporegime,
           10 Underbosses : 1 Consigliere                                      80 Soldiers, 310 Associates
         To discover how many Associates are in the  group,      Large         1 Boss, 1 Consigliere, 2 Underboss-
         divide the number of Soldiers by 5 (round up when                     es, 11 Caporegimes, 110 Soldiers,
         applicable).  Subtract from number of Associates the                  425 Associates
         other positions to get actual group numbers.            Very Large  1 Boss, 1 Consigliere, 3 underbosses,
                                                                               16 Caporegimes, 160 Soldiers,
                Chart 3-18: Ratio of Gang Members                              619 Associates

         Village

         Very Small       1 Boss, 4 Associates

         Small            1Boss, 2 Soldiers, 7 Associates
                                                                                                         HEH HEH.
         Medium           1Boss, 4 Soldiers, 15 Associates
                                                                                                          D’YOU
         Large            1 Boss, 6 Soldiers, 23 Associates                                             REMEMBER
                                                                                                           ME?
         Very Large       1 Boss, 8 Soldiers, 31 Associates
                                                                The GM’s Role in Creating Playable Characters

         Town/Province                                            During the process of creating a character the
                                                                GM’s responsibility to provide the guidelines and
         Very Small     1 Boss, 3 Soldiers, 11 Associates
                                                                any necessary explanation of any part of this process.
         Small          1 Boss, 4 Soldiers, 15 Associates
                                                                An in-depth understanding of the character creation
         Medium         1 Boss, 1 Caporegime, 10 Soldiers,      is necessary to fulfill this requirement.
                        38 Associates
         Large          1 Boss, 1 Caporegime, 15 Soldiers,        The GM should guide all players through this short
                        58 Associates                           process and verify roles designated for everything
         Very Large  1 Boss, 2 Caporegimes, 25 Soldiers,        from attributes to favorite food and beyond.  A GM
                        97 Associates                           may also set requirements such as acceptable role
                                                                location, designating where die casts do and do not
                                                                count, as well as determining how many (if any) re-
                                                                roles players may execute during the creation of the
                                                                character.

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