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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 6458979" data-attributes="member: 12731">Just checked my 3.5 books (Specifically: Table 3-2 on page 22 of the PHB, and Table 5-1 on page 135 of the DMG)...... and the ratio does not at all resemble 1:1The level 2 expected wealth is indeed 90% of the xp required for level 2 (900 gp and 1000 xp)......but this ratio breaks down completely at higher levels:Level 2: 900 gp and 1000 xp (90%)Level 5: 9000 gp and 10000 xp (90%)Level 10: 49000 gp and 45000 xp (109%)Level 15: 200000 gp and 105000 xp (190%)Level 20: 760000 gp and 190000 xp (400%)But that's just a detail. What I want to ask is:Those of you who have played high-level 5th ed enough to get a feel for how much money such play involves, would you say an 1:1 ratio between gold and xp is......about right?...too little?...too much?Myself, since I know the general advice is for the most rare item category to be valued at 500,000 gp (meaning that in some sense, a character is expected to be good for at least that net worth), would perhaps the forum wisdom be to replicate the ratio found in 3rd ed?That is, a ratio of 1:1 from level one up through level ten, a ratio of 2 gp per xp around level 15, and a ratio of 4 gp per xp at level 20ish?Assuming this, a 5E campaign would endeavor to hand out...at level 1: 300 gold  at level 5: 6500 gold (total all levels 1-5) at level 10: 64,000 gold (total all levels 1-10)at level 15: 330,000 gold (total all levels 1-15)at level 20: 1,420,000 gold (total all levels 1-20)ZappPS. Do note, this is only counting gold and valuables. I am not assuming characters will buy all their magic weapons. In fact, a character should do just fine carousing away ALL gold gained, and settling for only the magic items he or she has found.</blockquote>

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