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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Masada" data-source="post: 2426788" data-attributes="member: 19339">Gads, no!  That's the last thing I want to role play...GM: Make a Will Save DC 20 or die of boredom in your gray cube.I'm still surprised to hear problems with too much Wealth.  There are always more expensive toys to buy.  Failing that, there is a point in the game where the gear just doesn't matter.If you find yourself with very rich PC's then move your campaign up a notch.  If the players have mostly been a "hit team" of sorts, then give them a political agenda.  Make the campaign bigger than just the smash and grab jobs.  Buying gear is pretty straight forward, but buying influence can be much harder.  Also, if the PC's have made any friends along the way, well then maybe those friends need help--posting bail, investiment money, loans to repay, etc.Have the players start funding research in to better gear.  Proto-types will cost 10 x's the cost of normal gear.  (Be mindful of Monte Haul)Something I don't see represented in the Wealth system is the real world scenario where as you make more money a larger percentage is taken away in taxes and other costs.  In reality a PC who was keeping up with a profession would see regular wealth increase to about 15-20 and then plateau.  At that point, unless you're in a major cash profession like doctor, lawyer, or investment banker, you're not going much higher in Wealth.  Also, to actually get that wealth as a doctor/lawyer/banker you're spending 60 hours a week working--not adventuring.So even if the PC's did succeed at the Profession check at level up I'd adjust it based on how much free time they player had to work their profession.  So assuming the PC had managed to level without any time away from the job they'd get 100% of the bonus.  If they could only have worked half-time, then they only get 50% of the bonus.I might even get motivated and apply Wealth caps to Professions... So a garage mechanic would never be able to get a level up wealth bonus beyond 15 and a doctor might get as high as 30.  This would only apply to level up wealth bonus checks.  You could even be forgiving and say that the PC could always get +1 beyond their cap, but not more.</blockquote>

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