fsultana Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Hi new to the forum and BRP. I was just wondering, if a PC chooses a Noble (or other Wealth orientated) profession, but for the sake of the story all PCs must be penniless by the first game, should I compensate him in some other way (ie more skills etc)? Also is there rules for decreasing/increasing wealth - I'm sure there are, but have missed them. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I would not compensate the character for his lack of wealth, because the characters's player did not have to "pay" for the wealth level in any way, like he had to "pay" for the skills with skill points. The wealth level is a roleplaying aid, not a part of the game mechanics, and it is only a suggestion, nothing hard and fast - history has seen lots of impoverished nobles, not only wealthy ones. If you want a system for increasing or decreasing the wealth level, you could start with the connection between wealth level and status and the table on page 79, I think. Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 There are many ways for a wealthy PC to become poor before the start of a campaign. I wouldn't compensate him for it - in fact it opens up a lot of roleplayibng opportunities. What happened to make him poor? Were his lands seized by a rival? Was he a wealthy merchant cheated out of his goods? Is he a gambler? Is he planning on regaining his fortune? How about making a new fortune? Wealth can go down as well as up. However, BRP doesn't have much in the way of hard and fast rules for increasing/decreasing wealth. I can't think of any off the top of my head. Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadWound Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 There are always the 6th or 7th sons of a noble who have no inheritance left for them, although "the fall of the household" could be a rich source for a background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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