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<blockquote data-quote="Verision" data-source="post: 4417553" data-attributes="member: 72236"><p>Just a note on starting gold above 1st level: </p><p>It doesn't really work well for lower level characters. If you compare what a character of 2nd level gets when you use the rules for making higher level PCs to what a PC of 2nd level should have from the 'treasure parcels' that the PCs accumulate, then you will notice that the "made" PC has more gold than the "grown" PC. (See below for proof)</p><p> </p><p>Example:</p><p>A 2nd level character gets:</p><p> </p><p>1, 3rd level magic item: 680 gp</p><p>1, 2nd level magic item: 520 gp</p><p>1, 1st level magic item: 360 gp</p><p>Gold = 1st level magic item: 360 gp</p><p> </p><p>For a total of: 1920 gp</p><p>(Source: pg 223 PHB for magic item prices, and pg 143 of DMG for Starting at higher levels)</p><p> </p><p>The treasure parcels for a group of 1st level PCs is:</p><p> </p><p>1. Magic item, level 5: 1000 gp</p><p>2. Magic item, level 4: 840 gp</p><p>3. Magic item, level 3: 680 gp</p><p>4. Magic item, level 2: 520 gp</p><p>5. 200 gp</p><p>6. 180 gp</p><p>7. 120 gp</p><p>8. 120 gp</p><p>9. 60 gp</p><p>10. 40 gp</p><p> </p><p>For a total of: 3760 gp (This is for a group of 5, 1st level PCs)</p><p>Total per PC: 3760/5 = 752 gp</p><p>(Source: pg 126 DMG for treasure parcels, pg 223 PHB for magic item prices)</p><p> </p><p>So, compare 1920 gp to 752 gp. Pretty big discrepancy, eh?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Now, if you are starting a new game and the PCs are all starting at the same level (which, I gather, is what you are doing) then this discepancy doesn't really matter (since all the PCs have the same amount of money anyway). BUT, if you are trying to bring a new player into a campaign that is already started, you may want to tally up the money/equipment the other PCs have and use that as the starting gold for the new PC.</p><p> </p><p>NOTE: I do not know if this type of discrepancy exists at all levels as I have only done the math for a 2nd level character (I'm a DM and one of my friends asked to join the 4e ed game that I was running. I thought that the starting gold was too high, so I did these calculations). It may be fine at 5th level for all I know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Verision, post: 4417553, member: 72236"] Just a note on starting gold above 1st level: It doesn't really work well for lower level characters. If you compare what a character of 2nd level gets when you use the rules for making higher level PCs to what a PC of 2nd level should have from the 'treasure parcels' that the PCs accumulate, then you will notice that the "made" PC has more gold than the "grown" PC. (See below for proof) Example: A 2nd level character gets: 1, 3rd level magic item: 680 gp 1, 2nd level magic item: 520 gp 1, 1st level magic item: 360 gp Gold = 1st level magic item: 360 gp For a total of: 1920 gp (Source: pg 223 PHB for magic item prices, and pg 143 of DMG for Starting at higher levels) The treasure parcels for a group of 1st level PCs is: 1. Magic item, level 5: 1000 gp 2. Magic item, level 4: 840 gp 3. Magic item, level 3: 680 gp 4. Magic item, level 2: 520 gp 5. 200 gp 6. 180 gp 7. 120 gp 8. 120 gp 9. 60 gp 10. 40 gp For a total of: 3760 gp (This is for a group of 5, 1st level PCs) Total per PC: 3760/5 = 752 gp (Source: pg 126 DMG for treasure parcels, pg 223 PHB for magic item prices) So, compare 1920 gp to 752 gp. Pretty big discrepancy, eh? Now, if you are starting a new game and the PCs are all starting at the same level (which, I gather, is what you are doing) then this discepancy doesn't really matter (since all the PCs have the same amount of money anyway). BUT, if you are trying to bring a new player into a campaign that is already started, you may want to tally up the money/equipment the other PCs have and use that as the starting gold for the new PC. NOTE: I do not know if this type of discrepancy exists at all levels as I have only done the math for a 2nd level character (I'm a DM and one of my friends asked to join the 4e ed game that I was running. I thought that the starting gold was too high, so I did these calculations). It may be fine at 5th level for all I know. [/QUOTE]
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