3e. Choose Equipment
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First level characters use the standard procedure for choosing equipment: You start with 100gp and may use any of the
approved sources for making purchases.
Characters beyond first level receive additional resources in addition to the initial 100gp allocation. We use a
parcel system that roughly represents the treasure your character would have earned adventuring: For each level gained after the first, you gain a treasure parcel in addition to some gold. There are five treasure parcels to choose from:
- A magic item of level n+1 (where n is the level where you gained the parcel)
- An item of level n+2
- An item of level n+3
- An item of level n+4
- An amount of gold equal to the cost of a level n magic item
For example, a second level new PC gains a parcel at level 1; they may choose either a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th level magic item or 360gp, the cost of a 1st level magic item.
In addition to the parcel, you receive gold equal 1/5th the price of a magic item of the level where you gained the parcel. In the above example, the 2nd level character would receive 72gp with whatever parcel they chose.