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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HeapThaumaturgist" data-source="post: 2717084" data-attributes="member: 12332">I've used the Wealth system mechanics from d20 Modern in fantasy games before, and after the initial culture shock, everybody loved it.On one hand, the interest in "getting cool stuff" didn't drop entirely away, but at the same time, everybody wasn't obsessed with buying and selling.  I've often said about D&D that in a real world you'd never want to associate with Player Characters ... as they're basically homeless people sleeping in the forest spending tens of thousands of dollars on weapons.With Wealth, you're handwaiving alot, but you're also assuming that people have a "standard of living" ... I found my players were suddenly interested in things like buying land and political clout ... I didn't REDUCE combat loads, but it was a conceptual change.  Was a +1 Flaming Longsword really THAT much more effective than a +1 Longsword, when you could keep a high Wealth bonus and hobnob with the rich instead?It was very odd.  I'd like to do some more in-depth studies about how things changed.  I honestly expected everybody to sack their Wealth down to +0 every trip into town buying and selling magical lewt.  We ran a good-length mini campaign (6 months?) and some people kept the same masterwork gear they bought the second session in.  These the same players that, last campaign, would get "to town" and tally their last copper to buy Gauntlets of Ogre Power, then borrow some money from another PC for a Flaming enhancement on their longbow.--fje</blockquote>

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