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Reliable starter income
WORK SITES
Pick up sandbags at active work sites and sell them to site managers. It is simple, honest work and one of the fastest ways to build your first cash reserve.
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START SMALL.
BUILD A LIFE.
You arrive with a clean slate. Learn the world, earn your first dollars, meet people, and decide what kind of citizen you want to become.
YOUR FIRST 60 MINUTES
Arrive with a plan—not a speedrun.
- 00–10Settle in
Choose a grounded character idea, check your voice, learn your surroundings, and read the core rules.
- 10–25Earn honestly
Visit a work site or farm. Learn the economy before making expensive or dangerous choices.
- 25–45Meet citizens
Introduce yourself in character. Ask about work, local businesses, public services, and current events.
- 45–60Create tomorrow’s hook
Leave with a job lead, a contact, a debt, a goal, or another reason to return.
YOUR FIRST DAY
Three places to begin.
More jobs and opportunities are coming as WestLake grows.
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Low-risk civilian work
FARMS
Visit local farms to milk cows or gather chicken eggs. Sell milk and eggs back to farmers, meet other citizens, and learn the roads around WestLake.
03
High risk, illegal income
DRU DEALERS
Ready for a dangerous path? Find underground Dru Dealers, buy and sell contraband, and build a criminal network. The money can be quick, but police attention and rival citizens make every deal a risk.
Make the world feel alive.
Connections create jobs, businesses, friendships, rivalries, and the best long-term stories.
Money can be replaced. Your character’s safety and believable decisions matter more than winning.
Start with attainable goals. Let your character’s career and reputation grow through roleplay.
WHEN A SCENE GOES WRONG
Protect the story first.
Mistakes happen. Keep the scene moving unless staff intervention is truly necessary.
Do not immediately turn a small mistake into an out-of-character argument.
Slow the scene down, clarify through believable dialogue, and give others room to recover.
If a rule break materially harms the scene, finish safely and use the proper staff process afterward.
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