Character Wealth by Level chart for level 20+?

[CRGreathouse]

Outstanding math. However this represents a formula in a vaccum.

It completely ignores any sense of a economic system. GPs are not infinte. There is a ceiling to ANY wealth one can earn in ANY system, medieval or otherwise.

Yes... and no. A basic assumption of 3E D&D is that +2 levels = *2 power; while wealth should not be directly dependant on this (for reasons you state), it should have something similar.

There are a limited number of gold coins, but wealth at high levels isn't measured in coins. How many 20th-level NPCs do you see with even 110,000 gp (half their wealth) in coin? It's simply represented other ways: strange coins, magic baubles, land, nations and principalities, etc.

 

[BluWolf]

Character wealth in 3E is tightly tied to the whole CR system. It assumes that charcters have access to massive amounts of magical items, spells, potions and scrolls. So yes, the majority of any characters wealth is usually not in free flowing coin.

I'm of the opinion that once campaigns pass the 12th mark they should be well on their way to differnet forms of wealth.

Primarily holdings such land, economic engines and power capitol.

I have tried to use these concepts in my game to broaden adventures and also maintain a power level that is more appealing to our style of gaming.

Our group is not big fans of the high level fighter walking around with "golf bag" o' magic swords.

Our current system is mostly developed but still in play test. We're hoping to make it an attractive crunchy bit for the Earth 1066 system.

PS. The outstanding math comment was not sarcastic. I'm genuinely jealous of people with advanced skill in math.