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Appendix: Guild Field Travelogue #5 (New Staten Island)

  Come visit beautiful New Staten Island!

  Ever since the system came and changed everything, things have been a bit different in Staten Island. As the last remaining bastion of territory that had been controlled by mobs, you should know that it's changed a lot. Now under control of the pigeons and adventurers guild, the space has changed significantly. No more is it the figurative dumping ground of New Yorkers.

  Now it's the literal dumping ground for people with their starter decks trying to get their first ten levels.

  Yes, you heard that right. You too can get levels in a mostly safe manner!

  The area is well controlled. The drop rates are good. Unfortunately a lot of the mobs that spawn have some sort of telekinetic, dark or psychic powers.

  Plan accordingly! Having a psychic mob in your deck is definitely a good idea for the long term. You can acquire a psychic mob through your local card shop for ten credits in most cases.

  The adventurers guild suggests that if you do wish to venture to the jewel of NYC, that you consider party composition. It only takes five levels to get that extra point in psychic to summon a psychic mob! If you're using the pay it later option with a starter deck you'll only be one hundred credits in the hole, and you'll get three free points to start!

  In the months since we have re-established services alongside the City government, you may have heard about people holding the line qt the Verrazano bridge. Rest assured that you can still stop there or qt the former coast guard base directly adjacent to it. In fact we suggest that unless you're arriving via air or ferry that you check in first with the guild there. If you're on a culling quest you'll have your assignment, but if you're free there is always money in the banana stand.

  That's because the best thing that the adventures guild could use as a focal point was a banana stand. It does stand out and you can't really miss it.

  Come for the brew!

  Once you're accounted for if that's your desire, think about visiting the Staten Island Brewery! It's the only brewery that's been continuously running throughout the system integration, due to the fact that one of the partners was able to buy up the block instantly. Toss a coin to drink the brew! Every little bit helps us buy up more and more against the onslaught of the mobs coming in from Bayonne and Jersey city.

  There are no other functional breweries or bar within the borough of Staten Island, save for the one on the adventurers guild ferry. Everyone gets a chance to ride the ferry on guild sponsored trips. Live a little!

  Stay for the experience!

  We've got tons of experience points available. Most guild members that arrive can achieve an easy level twenty five within a day or two. With the pigeons funneling the most active mobs towards the highways, it's about as easy as getting that girlfriend or boyfriend from Hoboken you totally have. (We're all on your side here. Suzy really does exist.)

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  The Loot is good in Staten Island!

  Try your hand at getting some of the finest mobs! With a roughly five percent drop rate for utility gear, you'll be knee deep in options for the finest adventures possible. You don't even have to pay the standard Manhattan tax on earned income through battle, thanks to a generous matching system set up through the guild!

  Verrazano!

  See the bridge as it was pre system! Help out on the front line as either a runner or one of the men and women holding the line with their summons! Be the hero that your community needs!

  Reclaimer Teams!

  Returning Staten Island to it's previous state is accomplished block by block! Reclaimers make ten credits per day making your investment into a starter deck worthwhile. After all we all have a hand in saving humanity from the system! See the local guild for the various shifts needed! Every bit helps! As a reminder, work done with reclaimer guilds is not taxable so long as you're in an official group sanctioned by a local guild! You work for the guild, we make sure you're taken care of.

  Move in! Live in New Staten Island!

  Apartments with a view of the ocean are available next to the bridge! These beauties will only get more valuable as the ring of humanity expands further into unclaimed territory! The guild only charges ten credits per month, saving you the time of schlepping over to the ferry daily to do missions! For an additional ten credits monthly, the guild will make sure that you get three hot meals a day through their hamburgers for heros program.

  Hamburgers for heros!

  It's the best meat on the island, guaranteed! It's also the only meat, and only food save for what's available in the brewery! If you're doing a day trip, it's one credit for all three meals. Hold on to you ticket!

  Pigeon Tower!

  As the only non human controlled area on the island, the pigeons have established a bastion where only they control. Please follow adventurers guild field manual 3-0 when engaging with the pigeons as they are now sentient and hold a grudge when they are wronged. Their tower is available to the public, but please stay away from their roost as that might cause a diplomatic incident. The pigeon Tower is a great hub for trading different cards and gear. They have it if you can bring it!

  *Expect prices similar to the guild with more far flung options.*

  *Field manual 3-0 available digitally at your nearest guild location.*

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