Can the gang member that takes over leadership of a gang through the death of the previous leader go to the rare trade post right away? Does his cost change?
According to the gang Leadership article in Fanatic Magazine 1 the answer is right away, assuming that the fighter did not go OOA. In addition, according to ORB page 85 the fighter does not change in cost because ‘Once a Juve has earned 21 or more experience points he becomes a fully fledged ganger…Note that his profile stays the same.’ Since his cost is part of his profile his value stays the same. This will hold true for gangers promoted to Leaders as well.