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Starship Cartographer
I'm having trouble reckoning the character wealth gained through adventuring with the DMG pg. 135 chart.
For example, if a 9th level character joins a campaign, they are to start with 36,000gp worth of gear. The thing is, they get to custom pick that gear don't they?
Someone who has gone through various dungeons from 1st to 9th level is also supposed to have 36,000gp worth of gear. But that is all going to be random gear collected along the way. In order to get the same sort of custom gear the new guy has, the 'veteran' would have to sell his random gear and so would only end up with 18,000gp worth of custom stuff.
Doesn't this system, in effect, give new characters twice as much gear value as those who had to work for it?
For example, if a 9th level character joins a campaign, they are to start with 36,000gp worth of gear. The thing is, they get to custom pick that gear don't they?
Someone who has gone through various dungeons from 1st to 9th level is also supposed to have 36,000gp worth of gear. But that is all going to be random gear collected along the way. In order to get the same sort of custom gear the new guy has, the 'veteran' would have to sell his random gear and so would only end up with 18,000gp worth of custom stuff.
Doesn't this system, in effect, give new characters twice as much gear value as those who had to work for it?