Questions tagged [wealth]
For questions relating to the sum total value of one's current resources and possessions.
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Are the DMG's "How PCs Improve" Options...Balanced?
The PHB says that characters level up between adventures, partly through training. Page 197 of the DMG provides optional rules to more explicitly describe this training, but...
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Are there any abilities, features, or magic items that can increase gold gain, or multiply currency in a permanent way?
I have an idea for an avaricious (but not evil) busker bard character, whose motivation to obtain money is similar in magnitude to Scrooge McDuck (complete with Swimming Pool of Coins stretch goal). ...
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How is starting wealth (money) chart determined for Ultramodern 5 Redux?
I recently got the PDF and Book for Ultramodern 5 Redux.
I can't seem to find a starting wealth (money) chart; is there one?
If not, is there an simple alternate system (like how D20 Modern had a ...
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Do the books offer any guidance for PCs who stray from the WBL curve?
Rust monsters are iconic. Nightwalkers less so. But they can both destroy PCs' expensive magic items, placing the party far behind the wealth-by-level (WBL) curve. I might expect that, to compensate, ...
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When do young Samurai get their Stipend - and how much?
When Samurai start out, they get a stipend that is denominated by their school. Generally it is between 3 to 10 Koku, about enough to supply a single Samurai with enough food and shelter even far away ...
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How to help my players track gold in multiple currencies?
In my current game I have implemented a faction system where the relationships with and between the various factions have a direct impact on how the game plays out. One of the factors it impacts is ...
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What is highest Damage/GP poison?
There is lots of stuff out there about poisons in general, but what is the most money efficient poison? Purple worm poison is powerful, but it cost 5k GP per dose iirc. I am looking for a poison that ...
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Starting at a Higher Level while using Automatic Bonus Progression variant rule
I am going to be creating a new character for our campaign, in which we are using variant rule Automatic Bonus Progression, and will come in at a higher level (likely 8).
When starting at a higher ...
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Can the DM break the rule of maximum starting money?
The DM has the power to break and add rules, but can they change the starting money? What is the starting money? Even if the DM can change the amount, how much can he/she give?
In the campaign I'm ...
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How can I make players still feel rewarded after looting a dragon hoard?
Disclaimer: This question is tagged dnd-5e, since consideration of the value of money or the magic item system might be relevant. I do, however, doubt that an answer based primarily on these would ...
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Which of the available options for downtime from XGtE would give the most money after one week?
In the "Downtime Revisited" section of Xanathar's Guide to Everything, pages 123-134, it gives you various suggestions with what to do with a week of downtime. My character is being given a ...
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How can my character earn money?
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We're running a custom campaign in rolemaster (RM) with rather unexperienced players and an experienced GM. We did about 6 or 7 sessions, the next one will be the third for my new character ...
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Is there a rule in DnD 5e when buying starting equipement at higher level (lvl5 and higher) [duplicate]
is there some rules about the gold you can use when buying starting equipement at higher level.
My character just died and i have to create a new one at level five. My Game master is fairly new to ...
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How much Wealth should a character have when starting at 5th level?
We are starting a campaign with level 5 characters and my DM doesn't really know how to measure the wealth. He's usually very strict and pushes player to difficult challenges.
The DMG has a chart of ...
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If I use the starting wealth rolls of my class, do I keep any remaining money left over?
If I use the starting wealth rolls of my class, do I keep any remaining money left over after I buy equipment?
In D&D 5e you can roll the 4d4 × 10 to determine starting gold, forgoing any ...
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What is the max starting gold I can effectively have in AL without using XGtE's "This is Your Life" options or DM rewards?
I am trying to locate the MOST possible starting gold in AL for a level 1 new PC. Without using XGtE's "This is Your Life" options or DM rewards?
The Goal: Is to have excess of 200gp, even ...
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How does increasing PCs' wealth beyond the WBL table affect power disparity between character class tiers?
It's well-known what happens when characters get less gold than they are supposed to according to the wealth-by-level (WBL) guidelines. Basically, the well-known power disparity between casters and ...
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Are Characters in 5e allowed to buy Items with their Background Gold? [duplicate]
Assuming I have a new character that chooses starting equipment instead of rolling for gold and buying items. Can I exchange some of the gold I got from the background for additional gear from the "...
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How should you adjust Encounter Levels for underequipped PCs?
In two campaigns I play our PCs are equipped far below the guidelines given in the DMG, p. 135 ("Character Wealth by Level"). We keep getting into trouble and are overwhelmed with situations we should ...
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What ways are there to reduce the cost of the Animate Dead spell?
I am going to be a necromancer and not feeling like having to pay for my undead. The following are methods I know about.
Blood money spell - banned in current game
Cauldron of the dead magic item - ...
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Is my game master running Rappan Athuk wrong, or is it really this low on treasure?
We are playing Frog God Games' Pathfinder version of Rappan Athuk with a party of five player characters. We are playing seventh level characters, but our wealth is of fourth or fifth level characters....
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Fixing/Improving My Model of Reciprocal Economies [closed]
I’m unsatisfied with how things like reciprocal economies are usually handled in RPGs. I've come up with a homebrew mechanic of my own, but it's also far from perfect and I’m trying to improve it.
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Gold per encounter with looted equipment
Here's my scenario: CR 1 encounter (fast-paced) party is to receive 400 gold for the encounter. If I use, for example, a troglodyte, equipment is listed as 1 club, and 3 javelins for a total equipment ...
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What does 5d4 x 10 gp mean?
What does 5d4 x 10 gp mean?
I’m creating an Eladrin Ranger/Bard and I’m trying to figure out my starting wealth.
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Handling the Scenario After Wild Player Financial Success
Well, they did it. Your players went head-to-head against an antagonist with Superb Resources, and instead of taking critical social damage and retiring from adventuring, they took him for all he's ...
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Can an Adventurers League character or party reimburse a PC for casting revivify?
The Situation
One PC just died. Fortunately, another PC is a cleric that has revivify prepared, an unused 3rd-level spell slot, and 300gp of diamonds they purchased before the session. They cast ...
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New Player joining with Craft Magic Arms and Armor
I'm GMing a Pathfinder game that's been going on for awhile now and wanted some advice.
We have a new player that's joining a game in progress. The rest of the party is level 8. He's coming in at ...
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Is there a reason a Forge Cleric couldn't use Artisan's Blessing to convert metal into currency for profit?
The Forge Domain cleric's Artisan's Blessing Channel Divinity option (XGtE, p. 19) states:
You conduct an hour-long ritual that crafts a nonmagical item that must include some metal: a simple or ...
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Is the character wealth/level table to be taken "per character"?
Does the Character Wealth per Level table, as presented on page 135 of the DMG, reflect the wealth that should be owned by a single PC on each level, or by the party as a whole?
Example: there is a ...
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Does the cost of the Permanency spell's material component count against the character's wealth by level?
Does the cost of making a spell's duration permanent by means of the Permanency spell count against a character's wealth by level, as long as the Permanency spell remains on the character?
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I gave my players far too much wealth and they have far too much power. What do I do to get things back on track?
Very recently I made a huge miscalculation during my D&D campaign.
The players in my D&D campaign were chasing after several pieces of a broken magical item. They had been spending their ...
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Dealing with single character destroyed gear
My +1 gauntlets got destroyed due to damage from a green slime. As at this level it represents a significant portion of my wealth it puts me behind everyone else.
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How do the economics add up for laborers?
Relevant quotes from Chapter 5 of the Player's Handbook:
Laborer's wages
A silver piece buys a laborer’s work for a day, a flask of lamp oil, or a night’s rest in a poor inn.
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Is there any way to accurately increase CR based on an excess of party wealth?
If playing milestone leveling a ramping of treasure can occur in which the party gains gold and magical items far beyond what their normal wealth would be at a level.
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If you choose to roll for starting gold for your class, do you get starting equipment from your background as well?
Say you choose to roll for starting gold for your class (and then buy equipment).
Do you still get the starting equipment from your background (but not from your class)?
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How big an advantage would wealth confer to the development of a character?
The question is specifically applied to D&D 3.5 and the world of the Forgotten Realms.
A little background first. I am designing an adventure where I plan to have one of the NPCs-not exactly an ...
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Pathfinder NPC starting money?
I've been searching everywhere but I can't find any information on what the starting funds for a level 1 warrior is. Do they not get any?
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Wealth scales in Shadowrun?
New to Shadowrun as a GM. Transitioned from Cyberpunk and World of Darkness storytelling. My players are fairly certain that they each get paid approximately 3000-30,000 nuyen for every run they go on....
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Why is buying starting items so expensive?
According to the PHB (p. 15), you can choose your own starting items instead of taking those listed under class and background:
Instead of taking the gear given to you by your class and background,
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How to handle low-magic, fantasy banking? [closed]
How would you handle the transfer of large quantities of gold in a low-magic, medieval fantasy setting?
I'm am running a campaign based on a homebrew variation of Pathfinder in which magic use ...
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When modifying treasure distribution to enforce WBL, what do you do when it doesn't work?
Let's say I'm running a game in which I seek to enforce-ish the WBL guidelines (by which I mean that I seek to have the party's wealth be primarily a function of level rather than time). If the party ...
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How are abilities that modify character wealth supposed to modify character wealth by level?
There are a LOT of abilities that relate to purchase or sale of goods or services in Pathfinder. Generally, these abilities cost character resources: feats, rogue talents, traits, class features, etc....
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How wealthy are the rich in the Forgotten Realms?
I'm building a campaign that includes a Plutocracy style government. The several wealthiest people in each city govern that city, and the wealthiest of those join to govern the entire empire.
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How to handle investment in Stars Without Number?
I'm GMing a Stars Without Number game. My players have just come into a fair amount of money, and one of them would like to invest his cut. How do I handle this investment? Should I just roll dice to ...
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How does the game expect I handle the monk tropes vs typical adventuring tropes and needs?
I'm getting back into D&D (5e) for the first time in a couple of decades, last playing with OD&D and AD&D 1e & 2e. I've just made my first ever monk. I'm struggling to understand how ...
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What is the value of a Coin?
What is the relative value of 1 Coin in the implied setting of Dungeon World?
The game system of Dungeon World intentionally keeps the concept of money and wealth fairly abstract compared to other, ...
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A wizard's character wealth
The wizards spell book can actually get pretty expensive pretty quickly. Even if you only take the spells earned by level, compared to ink investment and scroll access. At level five your book should ...
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Can Wealth be used as a guide to what things a PC could own at a given level?
The character advancement section of the Pathfinder reference document mentions that a player character should have amassed certain amounts of money by certain levels: for example, a PC should have ...
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Can the Wealth system from d20 Modern be adapted to 5e?
D20 Modern had a system where instead of tracking your money directly, it would track a "wealth" attribute. Transactions have a DC instead of price, and a Wealth check is made to determine if a ...
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Is starting cash too low?
In Exodus starting cash seems lower than in other games with which I'm familiar. I'm used to starting characters being able to purchase some okay weapons and armor, and that seems unlikely given the ...
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