Money

A resource that is used to trade goods, services, and other resources. Money is often used to gauge someone's social power, which is why in fiction, richer characters tend to be depicted as heartless individuals who lean towards Chaotic Evil while poor or broke characters may be aligned with Neutral Good. Money is a common motivation for actions of all kinds, from going to work to finishing a mission to doing someone else's dirty work. It can easily corrupt roles such as the Main and Buddy, as well as anyone else in the Main Cast, and change them into the Idol in the Popularity Overload plot if that character also happens to become famous.

Money is the fuel for many UnTrashes such as Sudden Wealth, All Guys Are Pervs, Character Corruption, and Purely For Profit. It's the primary reason people visit places like casinos and dog and horse tracks to engage in gambling. The absence of the resource can play UnTrashes like Wallet Fly, Flat Broke, and Hit The Streets.

Money can determine someone's role based on how much of it they have. If a person has a great amount of money, they may be the Millionaire or Rich Bastard. If not, then they could be a Streetlife. Leading protagonists like the Main, Hero, and their respective collectives generally own an average amount of wealth. Not too broke to live a quality life, but also not wealthy enough to Live The High Life. Because they don't have All The Cash, the Main must work for a living if they're an adult. No matter what role characters have in fiction, they're mostly subject to the same themes and issues rooting from money. Money plays one of the most major roles of any object in the modern world, and because of that, not having enough of it can pose giant risks to a person's standard of living. It can force them to Hit The Streets and lose their home and possessions. At best, they may have a chance to sell their belongings to stay afloat.