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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alaxk Knight of Galt" data-source="post: 4713520" data-attributes="member: 4129">I think a valid question is "should the game system assume the wealth of the characters at level X?"If your answer is yes, then gold cost for class features seems reasonable.If your answer is no, then gold cost for class features seems unreasonable.The game system trying to micromanage the wealth of the party at any given level is really rough in a game where the DM designs and runs the adventures.  4E tries to manage everything about a character's stats; hit points, attribute (with point buy), attack bonus, healing surge, +X magic items, armor class, defenses, etc.  All of those are rolled into the class / level mechanic of the game.  The game system then makes assumptions based upon those universal numbers.  Unless you pass out X gold per level, I don't think the game system should be making assumptions on player wealth per level.  Especially if the game system is going to tie a class feature into it.</blockquote>