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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HeapThaumaturgist" data-source="post: 2400395" data-attributes="member: 12332">Depends on if you want your players to have large and/or ever-increasing Wealth bonuses.I ran a campaign for a while where the characters were all unbelievably wealthy ... with just the "wealthy" ranking on the Wealth charts.  +13-+17 I think.  That was more than rich enough for my blood.  Wealth is a fluctuating number and Profession is less about MAKING MORE Wealth and more about GETTING BACK Wealth.  It should be a leveling-out agent between levels.  If the characters spend themselves down, their Wealth bonus (and the Profession DC) will be low, their results correspondingly higher, their earnings greater ... taking them back up to an average result.  If they have done well in terms of rewards and haven't spent much, then the DC is higher and if they fail their Profession roll, then they're just doing "as well" as they're doing now, suggesting that they're about as Wealthy as their ranks would have them at.If they gain with each roll, regardless of making the DC or not, then they will consistently get RICHER regardless of how high their Wealth is compared to their Profession.  It would be like Department Store Manager Bob always getting a raise (bigger Wealth) but never moving up in the company.That's how I explained it to my players:  Profession doesn't make you richer, it's a mechanic for maintaining a level of Wealth based on your job experiences and ability.--fje</blockquote>

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