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<blockquote data-quote="Verision" data-source="post: 4418444" data-attributes="member: 72236"><p><strong>5th level</strong></p><p></p><p>Gold Equivalent for creating a 5th level character</p><p>1, 6th level magic item: 1800 gp</p><p>1, 5th level magic item: 1000 gp</p><p>1, 4th level magic item: 840 gp</p><p>Gold = 4th level magic item: 840gp </p><p>For a total of 4480 gp</p><p> </p><p>Gold recieved by a character through treasure parcels leveling up to 5th level </p><p> </p><p>1st level</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>Total: 3760 gp </p><p>Total per PC: 3760/5 = 752 gp</p><p> </p><p>2nd level</p><p>1. Magic item, level 6: 1800 gp</p><p>2. Magic item, level 5: 1000 gp </p><p>3. Magic item, level 4: 840 gp</p><p>4. Magic item, level 3: 680 gp</p><p>5. 290 gp</p><p>6. 260 gp</p><p>7. 170 gp</p><p>8. 170 gp</p><p>9. 90 gp</p><p>10. 60 gp</p><p> </p><p>Total: 5360 gp</p><p>Total per PC: 1072 gp</p><p> </p><p>3rd level</p><p>1. Magic item, level 7: 2600 gp</p><p>2. Magic item, level 6: 1800 gp</p><p>3. Magic item, level 5: 1000 gp</p><p>4. Magic item, level 4: 840 gp</p><p>5. 380 gp</p><p>6. 340 gp</p><p>7. 225 gp</p><p>8. 225 gp</p><p>9. 110 gp</p><p>10. 75 gp</p><p> </p><p>Total: 7595 gp</p><p>Total per PC: 1519 gp</p><p> </p><p>4th level</p><p>1. Magic item, level 8: 3400 gp</p><p>2. Magic item, level 7: 2600 gp</p><p>3. Magic item, level 6: 1800 gp</p><p>4. Magic item, level 5: 1000 gp</p><p>5. 470 gp</p><p>6. 420 gp</p><p>7. 280 gp</p><p>8. 280 gp</p><p>9. 140 gp</p><p>10. 90 gp</p><p>Total: 10480 gp</p><p>Total per PC: 2096 gp</p><p> </p><p>Overall Total: 27195</p><p>Overall Total per PC: 5439</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>So, if you create a 5th level PC, they get 4480 gp worth of gold and magic items. If you play a 1st level character up to 5th level, then they should have 5439 gp. Hmmm. That's almost a thousand in difference, and this time it's the "grown" PC that has more money than the "made" PC. I guess that's fine though, since a PC is likely to spend a portion of their money on items/services, so their wealth is probably slightly decreased by the time they actually reach 5th level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Verision, post: 4418444, member: 72236"] [b]5th level[/b] Gold Equivalent for creating a 5th level character 1, 6th level magic item: 1800 gp 1, 5th level magic item: 1000 gp 1, 4th level magic item: 840 gp Gold = 4th level magic item: 840gp For a total of 4480 gp Gold recieved by a character through treasure parcels leveling up to 5th level 1st level 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 Total: 3760 gp Total per PC: 3760/5 = 752 gp 2nd level 1. Magic item, level 6: 1800 gp 2. Magic item, level 5: 1000 gp 3. Magic item, level 4: 840 gp 4. Magic item, level 3: 680 gp 5. 290 gp 6. 260 gp 7. 170 gp 8. 170 gp 9. 90 gp 10. 60 gp Total: 5360 gp Total per PC: 1072 gp 3rd level 1. Magic item, level 7: 2600 gp 2. Magic item, level 6: 1800 gp 3. Magic item, level 5: 1000 gp 4. Magic item, level 4: 840 gp 5. 380 gp 6. 340 gp 7. 225 gp 8. 225 gp 9. 110 gp 10. 75 gp Total: 7595 gp Total per PC: 1519 gp 4th level 1. Magic item, level 8: 3400 gp 2. Magic item, level 7: 2600 gp 3. Magic item, level 6: 1800 gp 4. Magic item, level 5: 1000 gp 5. 470 gp 6. 420 gp 7. 280 gp 8. 280 gp 9. 140 gp 10. 90 gp Total: 10480 gp Total per PC: 2096 gp Overall Total: 27195 Overall Total per PC: 5439 So, if you create a 5th level PC, they get 4480 gp worth of gold and magic items. If you play a 1st level character up to 5th level, then they should have 5439 gp. Hmmm. That's almost a thousand in difference, and this time it's the "grown" PC that has more money than the "made" PC. I guess that's fine though, since a PC is likely to spend a portion of their money on items/services, so their wealth is probably slightly decreased by the time they actually reach 5th level. [/QUOTE]
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