Radiating Gnome
Adventurer
In Living Greyhawk, there's a pretty typical system -- there are 5 levels of upkeep. The middle, default grade is 12gp a week and has no impact on social skills. You can get away with quite a bit less and have a social penalty, or pay nothing and have a greater penalty -- and there are two stages of better upkeep above the basics, too.
But, since most players aren't living the lives of their characters, it's a very rare PC who will actually spend the money to live like a king, unless you give them a compelling reason to do so.
The other trick with the RPGA stuff is that you pay that upkeep for the time period that you are adventuring -- not the time between adventures.
So, anyway, it's there if you want it -- and I've played in games in which those expenses were an important part of the game, and enjoyed it. It's just not a great fit for my current group.
-rg
But, since most players aren't living the lives of their characters, it's a very rare PC who will actually spend the money to live like a king, unless you give them a compelling reason to do so.
The other trick with the RPGA stuff is that you pay that upkeep for the time period that you are adventuring -- not the time between adventures.
So, anyway, it's there if you want it -- and I've played in games in which those expenses were an important part of the game, and enjoyed it. It's just not a great fit for my current group.
-rg
