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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mal Malenkirk" data-source="post: 4853633" data-attributes="member: 834">I understand, but I was not talking of adressing existing inequalities (For which Sessadore's suggestion of handing extra items over the standard loot is sound).I was talking of adressing inequalities created during the adventure by the sharing of the loot.  If Time Gold is a guaranteed individual award, it does nothing to prevent new inequalities.  In terms of balance between characters, little is gained.  i.e.5 adventurers, 5 parcel of treasures : 3 items and 300 gold for 500 XPThree guys get items, they agree to let the other two guys keep all the gold (they better!)PC 1 : 1000 gold (Level 5 item)PC 2 : 680 gold (Level 3 item)PC 3 : 520 gold (Level 2 item)PC 4 : 150 goldPC 5: 150 goldThey also gain 500 XP in time for 6 month.  Let's now add time gold: 378 go eachPC 1 : 1378 gpPC 2 : 1058 gpPC 3 : 898 gpPC 4 : 528 gpPC 5 : 528 gpPC 4 and 5 are less pitiful than they used to an can now buy something but PC 5 has a level 5 items and can buy a level 1 on top of that!  He still rules over everybody else.  In term of game balance, we still have a problem and the only thing that has changed is that there is more wealth in circulation but we will keep on creating little rockfeller.  Get lucky two adventure in a row and you are now annoyingly superior to your team mates for a year or so at least.Instead if that time gold is pooled : 1890 gold and then shared fairly, Itemless PCs get a bigger share:PC 1 : 1000 gp PC2 :  820 gp (+140 gp)PC 3 : 870 gp (+350 gp)PC 4: 850  gp (+700 gp) PC 5: 850  gp (+700 gp)That's roughly fair and no substantial inequalities have been created by this adventure.---That being said, that scenario still has a weakness whether you try to equalize wealth or use the Bill Gates method; There is now more gold in circulation than is recommended for level 1.  That's because expensive items are factored twice; when they are handed and in the Time Gold.  A DM who hands ou the items I mentioned +300 gp has awarded in 5 parcel the equivalent of 2500 gp which is subtsantially more than half of the recommanded value for a level.  Basically, not all parcels are worth the same, hence the problem.  The reverese would be true if a DM just handed a few gold parcels and the cheapest magic item (like parcel 4, 6,7, 8 and 10 : 980 gp)  but that is an unlikely scenario.  DM like to give magic items so we are more likely to see inflation.</blockquote>

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