I thought of a cool and GM acceptable way to use "Money for Nothing"...
To work, it has to be used in public, preferably in front of a crowd, but only on the internal speakers. For the duration of the song, Doug has an electric guitar and outfit similar to something Mark Knoppfler would wear. At any time that Knoppfler is playing and/or singing, Doug is compelled to play and/or sing, which he amazingly has the talent to do. When the song is over (and he has to let it _finish_), a certified check/credstick/beer keg/whatever the local currency supports appears in his back pocket (or at his feet if it's too big to fit, like a bag of gold) for whatever the prefailing local rate is for a superstar to play a concert.
During the song, Doug is able to turn it off - but doing so forfeits not only the earnings, but any cash or other local currency on him (credit cards, gems, whatever is local at the time) also disappears to appease the breach of contract
It's not infinite money (it might not be much at all depending on local custom), and he does have to work for it, at least a little bit. And there is a penalty clause
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To work, it has to be used in public, preferably in front of a crowd, but only on the internal speakers. For the duration of the song, Doug has an electric guitar and outfit similar to something Mark Knoppfler would wear. At any time that Knoppfler is playing and/or singing, Doug is compelled to play and/or sing, which he amazingly has the talent to do. When the song is over (and he has to let it _finish_), a certified check/credstick/beer keg/whatever the local currency supports appears in his back pocket (or at his feet if it's too big to fit, like a bag of gold) for whatever the prefailing local rate is for a superstar to play a concert.
During the song, Doug is able to turn it off - but doing so forfeits not only the earnings, but any cash or other local currency on him (credit cards, gems, whatever is local at the time) also disappears to appease the breach of contract
It's not infinite money (it might not be much at all depending on local custom), and he does have to work for it, at least a little bit. And there is a penalty clause
Offsides
Drunkard's Walk Forum Moderator and Prereader At Large