for equipment Tech Level, Availability, and Legality ratings. if you purchase something outside of your Affiliation the Availability and Legality ratings go up one. can that cause them to exceed F ? going to X ? or it cap out at F ?
Pg 92 If a desired item has an affiliation code outside of the character’s native affiliation, treat the item’s effective Availability and Legality ratings as if they are each 1 level higher than the norm.
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