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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 8354369" data-attributes="member: 12731">You need to specify which exact system you're having in mind because while all of this might be true in one version of D&amp;D it certainly is not in all of them.Pathfinder 2 in particular. Having run the game as written almost nothing above is applicable.Not having items = with the possible exception of Striking runes you need no items in PF2. Items are minor boosts that does not even come close to what a level-up grants you. This in sharp contrast to 5E or 3E, games that allow you to find items powerful enough to (re)define your entire character.Not saying this because I think one approach is better (though I certainly do); saying this because every gold piece spent on items instead of XP is a bad decision. (Unless you inflate the level-up requirements to perhaps twenty times what a level-appropriate item costs)The money you don't spend now = for items this is an accurate observation. Not sure how you figure it fits with an XP for gold scheme though?Lower level adventures = same assessment, same question</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 8354369, member: 12731"] You need to specify which exact system you're having in mind because while all of this might be true in one version of D&D it certainly is not in all of them. Pathfinder 2 in particular. Having run the game as written almost nothing above is applicable. Not having items = with the possible exception of Striking runes you need no items in PF2. Items are minor boosts that does not even come close to what a level-up grants you. This in sharp contrast to 5E or 3E, games that allow you to find items powerful enough to (re)define your entire character. Not saying this because I think one approach is better (though I certainly do); saying this because every gold piece spent on items instead of XP is a bad decision. (Unless you inflate the level-up requirements to perhaps twenty times what a level-appropriate item costs) The money you don't spend now = for items this is an accurate observation. Not sure how you figure it fits with an XP for gold scheme though? Lower level adventures = same assessment, same question [/QUOTE]

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